I love the new politics. It warms my heart even on cold and gloomy winter mornings. The novelty of the always-new, freshly-minted, happy-shiny, more-decent-than-thou new politics will never fade.
Consider this stirring tale from beyond the wall. The Scottish Asian Women’s Association (SAWA) was launched amidst what tradition dictates we must refer to as great fanfare at a lavish opening gala at Stirling Castle in 2012. The canapes alone cost £4,500.
It is likely you have never heard of this charity which ostensibly exists to ‘promote religious and racial harmony’ by raising the profile of Scottish Asian women. Or, at any rate, raising the profile of one Scottish Asian woman.
That woman would be Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, now MP for Ochil and South Perthshire and, tradition again dictates, a member of parliament who must always be referred to as a ‘close ally of Alex Salmond’.
The charity’s constitution, unusually, stipulated that Ms Ahmed-Sheikh be referred to as its founder for “all time coming in all literature, letterheads and promotional/publicity material”.
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