Hi All,
this is a link to an article in The Scotsman, following the vote by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
The Scotsman Article by Andrew Denholm
By all accounts, this was an extraordinary meeting. Concern for all the families of those killed in the crash led the Argyll Presbytery to take the accident to the Church's mightiest body, the General Assembly. At 3.30pm on Wednesday 22 May, the debate took place on whether the Church should ask the Government at Westminster to revisit the case. Not only was this voted in unanimously, but the entire Assembly stood for the vote out of strength of emotion for the case. Mike and Hazel Tapper were in the audience, and were greeted by a number of the Assembly's elders who repeated how deeply the matter has affected the Church, Scotland, and the country as a whole.
The outcome is that every Westminster MP, and every Scottish MP will receive a letter from the General Assembly about the debate, and urging them to press for a re-examination of the matter. This will be followed by the Church and Nation Committee maintaining a 'watching brief' over the next year leading up to the 10th anniversary to continue pressing the Government to look again at the injustice done.
My regards, as always
Brian
"Justice has no expiry date" - John Cook