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It is destined to be the biggest criminal trial of the year and promises a potent mix of celebrity, politics, and allegations of sordid sex and lies.

Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail are due in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow today to face claims they lied under oath during Mr Sheridan’s successful defamation case against the publishers of the News of the World in 2006.

If found guilty of perjury, they could each face a maximum of 10 years in jail, although sentences of two to three years are more usual................

Should be interesting

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Former Member

They're out to get him

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

He brought it upon himself

Former Member

See I remember Tommy Sheridan being a bit of a hero during the poll tax - even to us in Ingerland.

Power corrupts though...........

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

He was a Hero.. its very sad

Former Member

On the plus side, if he gets sent down he can always stand for election

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

give him time to work on his campaign

Former Member

First case of perjury following a civil case in Scottish legal history.

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Reminds me of "Lord" Archer.

MoonbeamsMember

Refresh me, what did he bring them to court over?

brisketMember Memoriam

I didn't like the overly-tanned-Tommy when he was in Celebrity Big Brother.

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Allegedly

He had extra marital relations with a wide variety of people.

The news of the world exposed him.

he denied it in public and admitted it in private.

One man went to jail as they would NOT give minutes of meetings when Tommy allegedly told them all.

It all came to court when Tommy sued them.

Lots of people on all sides came and told there version of events.

Some agreed with Tommy some said he was lieing. these people ranged from news of the world journalist to Scottish socialists who spoke for and against him.

He won.

The police have investigated and now he is on trial with his wife on charges of perjury.

It is all very sad and split the Scottish socialist movement.

MoonbeamsMember

What a pleb. The truth will out. I forgot he was in cbb.

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Reference:

What a pleb. The truth will out. I forgot he was in cbb.

Yes I am on topic

I know i'm scared to

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Reference:ME

Reminds me of "Lord" Archer.

Ex-colleague 'compares Tommy Sheridan to Lord Archer'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...lasgow-west-11485185

Former Member

Reference: Ding

Ex-colleague 'compares Tommy Sheridan to Lord Archer'

Worra feckin liberty!

If I was Tommy, I'd sue over that

Garage JoeMember

Difficult one. Whilst I can never understand why people just don't come clean I have to assume he's innocent. On the basis that my enemy's enemy is my friend I hope that he wins and that Murdoch's shitty tabloid has to pay out more cash.

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Reference: Sloppy Joe

On the basis that my enemy's enemy is my friend I hope that he wins and that Murdoch's shitty tabloid has to pay out more cash.

Ah, but -

At the end of the defamation case, Lord Turnbull warned that a perjury investigation might be necessary given the conflicting evidence from witnesses.

In October 2006, Lothian and Borders Police launched a perjury investigation.

The News of The World has suspended its appeal against the outcome of the defamation case pending the result of the criminal perjury trial.

Garage JoeMember

Sorry Lilibet! I've been out of the country and presumed. That's the problem with presuming, it makes a pres out of u and me.

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

The problem is that this is not just about him and the News of the World (I think we can all agree that that is the rag from hell) its about the ordinary people that he is saying lied and plotted against him when in fact the only person potting against him is perhaps himself.

Veggy

10/6/1010:40 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

strangely not unexpected

Tommy Sheridan sacks legal team

Tommy Sheridan and Maggie Scott QC

Mr Sheridan has dismissed Maggie Scott QC

Tommy Sheridan has dismissed the QC defending him against perjury charges and will now represent himself for the remainder of the trial.

The former Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) MSP was being represented by Maggie Scott QC.

Judge Lord Bracadale has now adjourned the trial at the High Court in Glasgow until Thursday.

Mr Sheridan and his wife Gail, both 46, deny committing perjury during his successful defamation case in 2006.

The former MSP won £200,000 damages over claims about his private life in the News of the World.

This is not the first time the former MSP has parted company with his lawyers.

He sacked his legal team during the original defamation action, choosing instead to represent himself.

In the run up to the perjury case, Mr Sheridan also dismissed Donald Findlay QC, one of the country's most high-profile defence lawyers.

His decision to sack Ms Scott, who defended Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, appears to indicate that he was unhappy with how she had handled evidence.

Mr Sheridan has, however, retained solicitor Aamer Anwar but will defend himself in court.

The trial is due to last between two and three months and is expected to become the longest perjury case in Scottish legal history.

10/11/105:27 AM

Former Member

Is he seriously only 46

he's 2 years older than me but looks about 20 years older

If that picture hadn't been put up I'd not have remembered who he was

10/11/105:53 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

If it was not on legal documents I would be saying 46 my ass

10/11/105:59 AM

Former Member

The drama indeed

10/11/106:21 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Big Drama Queen that he is

10/11/109:24 AM

ScottyMember 10 years

Tommy`s an old pal of mine from the poll tax days. We all fought together and beat Thatcher.
He`s made an a*se of this though. No way out Tommy.

10/11/109:41 AM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Scotty, you won't be mentioned in evidence, will yer?

10/11/109:44 AM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

Scotty,he's going down I think.Perjury is taken even more seriously than the original offence.
Pity is, that scummy rag will be gloating.

10/11/109:49 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Reference:

Tommy`s an old pal of mine from the poll tax days. We all faught together and beat Thatcher. He`s made an a*se of this though. No way out Tommy.

snap

10/11/109:53 AM

ScottyMember 10 years

No Blizzie.

I keep in touch about Tommy via others. Peter Mullen is one of his best pals. We keep in touch, occasionally. I was in the anti poll tax play (Harmony Row) what he wrote. Colin Fox, he`s a witness against him. We talked before this new trial. It broke his heart that he`d have to testify against Tommy.

10/11/1010:35 AM

Former Member

I still have nooooooooooooooooooooo idea who he is

10/11/1010:37 AM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Reference: Gyps

I still have nooooooooooooooooooooo idea who he is

A CBB reminder?

10/11/1010:50 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Reference:

I still have nooooooooooooooooooooo idea who he is

He knows who you are tho

10/11/1010:51 AM

Former Member

Reference:Scotty

Tommy`s an old pal of mine from the poll tax days. We all faught together and beat Thatcher. He`s made an a*se of this though. No way out Tommy

I know Tommy too, from "the days", he has had to carry this thru, but he is just looking bad now. Pity..he stopped The Sheriff Officers doing Warrent Sales and selling your stuff because of debt(Bailiffs in England) . Plus done so much elsewhere. I do believe he has been stabbed in the back, but he hasnt been innocent either....

10/11/1010:54 AM

Former Member

Reference:

I still have nooooooooooooooooooooo idea who he is

You are a Weegie and dont know Tommy ???

10/11/1010:56 AM

ScottyMember 10 years

Reference:

Scotty,he's going down I think.Perjury is taken even more seriously than the original offence. Pity is, that scummy rag will be gloating.

Yes katty. Tommy made a major mistake trying to take them on. He should have ignored it and kept shctum. His or any other`s private lives,imo, have no bearing on what they want to politically hope to achieve, unless it effects their purpose. It didn`t wih Tommy. Ok, he`s disappointed me but his heart wil always be in the same place.. the fight for the working class and the underdog.

10/11/1011:02 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

And he tore apart the Scottish Socialist movement with his ego

10/11/1011:11 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Oh its gone all odd

10/11/1011:31 AM

Former Member

Reference:Scotty

, he`s disappointed me but his heart wil always be in the same place.. the fight for the working class and the underdog.

Seconded

10/11/1011:34 AM

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