James Wolffe: Could Lord Advocate's resignation change Scotland?
As the dust settled on last month’s election there was a slight reprise of the turbulence of the Scottish Parliament inquiries from earlier in the year when James Wolffe announced he was to step down as Lord Advocate. At that time, baseless allegations flew around of the abuse of power by the Crown Office – the criminal prosecutor headed by the Lord Advocate – with Alex Salmond, the former First Minister, naming Wolffe as an individual who should resign. It was alleged that holding the role of head prosecutor and being the Scottish Government’s main legal adviser was incompa...
Source: heraldscotland.com