Not that I think this was Murrell's defence, but who is to say that during the years in question, the money could actually have been spent in a way more conducive to bringing about Scottish independence.
Heinz Brandenburg
It's one of those things where - I know that embezzlement is a serious crime. I know that many people gave money to the SNP and independence that they could not easily do without.
But also I look at a lot of the items on the list and go 'he's just like me fr'
Stephen Bush
Yknow what, fair enough. If I was embezzling money I'd definitely be tempted to just fit my kitchen out with Le Creuset
Daniel
can strongly, strongly recommend a game of 'sit in the pub with your friends and try to guess the price of an item on Peter Murrell's Embezzlement List' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Scotland News has collated all of the goods bought by ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in his £400,000 embezzlement.