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Scotland's finance secretary has quit hours before delivering his budget amid reports that he messaged a 16-year-old boy on social media.

The Scottish Sun said that Derek Mackay contacted the schoolboy over a six-month period, and told him that he was "cute".

The 42-year-old politician contacted the boy "out of the blue" in August of last year and sent about 270 messages on Instagram and through Facebook.

It has published a list of messages - the most recent of which is from earlier this week - involving Mr Mackay and the boy, in which its says the MSP invited him to dinner and to attend a rugby event.

The newspaper also reported that Mr Mackay contacted the boy several times on Christmas Day, and told him on another occasion that he was "looking good with that new haircut".

mrswdk wrote:

Scotland's finance secretary has quit hours before delivering his budget amid reports that he messaged a 16-year-old boy on social media.

The Scottish Sun said that Derek Mackay contacted the schoolboy over a six-month period, and told him that he was "cute".

The 42-year-old politician contacted the boy "out of the blue" in August of last year and sent about 270 messages on Instagram and through Facebook.

It has published a list of messages - the most recent of which is from earlier this week - involving Mr Mackay and the boy, in which its says the MSP invited him to dinner and to attend a rugby event.

The newspaper also reported that Mr Mackay contacted the boy several times on Christmas Day, and told him on another occasion that he was "looking good with that new haircut".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-51397956

mrswdk wrote:She looks kinda sour and tired but probably does have quite a tight little hiney tbf.

mrswdk wrote:Age of consent in Sweden is 15 and in the UK it's 16.

mrswdk wrote:
Well actually, leading government health experts in the UK and elsewhere have told the government that the current age (16) is too high:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 45235.html

mrswdk wrote:I have the expert views of senior public health researchers and government advisers in numerous developed countries/economies to support my position.

You have some idle daydreaming mixed with your rabid desire for the government to regulate all aspects of private citizens' private behaviour, plus a podcast by some random YouTuber.

I will leave it to others to make their own minds up about which of us has the strongest case.

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:

Scotland's finance secretary has quit hours before delivering his budget amid reports that he messaged a 16-year-old boy on social media.

The Scottish Sun said that Derek Mackay contacted the schoolboy over a six-month period, and told him that he was "cute".

The 42-year-old politician contacted the boy "out of the blue" in August of last year and sent about 270 messages on Instagram and through Facebook.

It has published a list of messages - the most recent of which is from earlier this week - involving Mr Mackay and the boy, in which its says the MSP invited him to dinner and to attend a rugby event.

The newspaper also reported that Mr Mackay contacted the boy several times on Christmas Day, and told him on another occasion that he was "looking good with that new haircut".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-51397956

UM, joke's on you. I always use Telegram when I message 16 year-old boys. Impossible to preserve and/or publish Telegram texts.

NomadPatriot wrote:United Kingdom seems to always be having troubles with little boys...

but never heard of fried porridge..

since the poll options claims they eat nothing but porridge & they fry all their food..

The ram wrote:

NomadPatriot wrote:United Kingdom seems to always be having troubles with little boys...

but never heard of fried porridge..

since the poll options claims they eat nothing but porridge & they fry all their food..

I thought that too, maybe it's a Chinese thing, 'flied pollidge sir?' While masquerading as a female and chatting to old men online. Definitely the Scottish who's peculiar though.

NomadPatriot wrote:
but Ma'aM masquerading as a female online puts a whole new spin on the " Chinese Finger Trap".....



(just noticed the image website is asiantraps.com / trapbunny..LOL )