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Thats exactly it Crawford - whilst I appreciate many are still rightfully angry as I said in the OP this is not about grudges - but fast tracking us to a position which has no sporting basis or merit whatsoever is wrong, totally wrong.

Perhaps its also worth remembering that SPL 2 has only come about because of the rejection of their original plan - a plan which would have seen us remain in the lowest tier of Scottish football - despite earning the right to promotion.

We will have to respectfully agree to disagree on this one GS.

She replied, "That's true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters' table." (Matthew 15.27) My fellow blogger Bill McMurdo has certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons with his assertion in today's blog, that tentative moves have already been made behind the scenes, to set the foundations of a Rangers invitation into SPL 2. I have in my time written hundreds of blogs, defending both our club and support, but I can tell you categorically, none have ever stirred the emotions like this one. As always, in deference to the Rangers support I admire so much, I will try to keep it objective. Be warned, I doubt very much I will succeed. The fast track option, was as a fellow blogger I was discussing the issue with via Twitter, put, is about one thing â?? money. Yes it will more than likely accelerate our return to the top tier of Scottish football, and the financial benefits which accompany that. I would add not only for our club, but for others as well. Those â??othersâ? I refer to are the same ones who refused our re-entry to the SPL, and having done so, find life without the cash cow which is Rangers, financially unbearable. But as my fellow blogger pointed via twitter this should not be about harbouring grudges â?? its not, its about something far more important â?? honesty, fairness and, much as I am loathed to use these words, Sporting Integrity. However in their correct context I can think of none better. There is no sporting basis whatsoever for Rangers being fast tracked to SPL 2. It's not about fairness, honest or integrity â?? its about money. Ask yourself is accepting such a fast track, without any sporting basis whatsoever, in keeping with the Rangers Way ? Do you honestly think Mr Struth or Jock Wallace would have accepted such an invite ? Or would they have refused and by honest toil and endeavour worked our way back up to our rightful place ? It's not so long ago we were facing the uncertainty of not knowing where we would be playing our football. The clubs who are so keen to fast track us now, had rejected us leaving the SFL to ruminate over a decision. They not only accepted us with open arms, but rolled out a mat so welcoming, I don't think any of us will ever forget it. So should we turn our backs on them who welcomed us so warmly, on an invitation from those who were so quick to condemn us ? I have followed Rangers for over 40 years and throughout that period not all those times have been good. But I am drawn back time and time gain to this sporting institution, this way of life, not through success or glory, much as I enjoy those moments, but because I follow club which at its very soul is an attitude of fairness, honesty and integrity and which throughout it's history has recognised that hard work, toil and endeavour are the essential ingredients to success. Accepting a fast track to SPL2 would be selling that soul.

I wouldn't hold your breath Gord.

Perhaps there is something we as Rangers supporters can find universal agreement on - a shared hope that the most recent bout of boardroom musical chairs will result in a period of stability at our club, free from the culture of leaks which has angered so many of us. I sat firmly on the fence over the boardroom changes as I did not feel I had enough information on the various issues to allow me to express support for one person or faction. It was clear however, from the numerous online forum threads which I followed, that many bears did pledge their allegiance. Two topics seemed to reign over all others in the discussion stakes - that Walter must stay on the board and that Charles Green should return from 'exile'. What was of particular interest to me were some of the schools of thought which gave rise to these strong expressions of support. The pro-Green supporters almost unanimously cited Green's combative style as necessary for the defence of our club. And whilst there were various reasons the pro Walter camp put forward, the most obvious being the trust the Rangers support had in him, one other one in particular caught my eye - which the esteem in which Walter was held within the Scottish game would be essential in any future bridge building with the SFA. Itâ??s perhaps worthy of looking at these two schools of thought further. Letâ??s start with Green and the belief that he will defend our club to the hilt. Is that assertion justified ? Before the pro Green supporters remind me that he said this or he said that - Iâ??m not judging him on what he said but what he actually did. Big difference. Our club has been subjected to three instances of legal process in the course of this whole debacle. On every occasion our club has been vindicated by those processes. At this point itâ??s perhaps worthy reminding ourselves of some of the injustices wrought upon our club by the SFA. 1. Our right to a presumption of innocence until proven guilty has been totally trampled over. 2. Despite being neither tried not convicted, the SFA, by a mechanism and system no-one appears to be privy to, declared us guilty of the allegations being levelled against us. 3. In declaring that guilt the SFA then drew up a list of punitive measures to be placed upon our club 4. Contained within those punitive measures was the stripping of trophies and titles which the club had won. Such a punishment is far more excessive to the clubs involved in the Italian match fixing scandal, who of course had found guilty of match fixing. 5. The granting of Rangers licence involved a process of extortion and blackmail which saw (a) A previously declared unlawful transfer embargo imposed and (b) The withholding of prize monies which were due to Rangers. Itâ??s been several years since I had occasion to open a law book (thankfully) but I think most of us would agree there is enough in 1-5 above which would have had law firms drooling at the mouth. Yet despite all this we still languish in the lowest tiers of Scottish football, and no-one inside our club, Charles Green included, appears to have the stomach to pursue this. For a club which appears to be continually on the back foot wouldnâ??t it be refreshing if a solicitorâ??s letter arrived on Stewart Reganâ??s desk informing him that the circumstances and treatment of Rangers FC were now being subject to legal examination ? And of course Charles Green recruited that Rottweiler of the press and media â?? James Traynor who promptly warned the press to be very careful what you write and say about this club. To date that Rottweiler has yet to bite anyone, despite the ample opportunities which have presented themselves. An article so recent, that it is not even a chip wrapper, told how poor Pierre was cheated by Rangers by our use of EBTâ??s. What a pity someone at the Daily Record didnâ??t flag up the fact that Pierre was not at Celtic when Rangers were operating EBTâ??s and furthermore a tax tribunal had found Rangers not guilty of tax evasion in respect of their use. For this Bear actions speak louder than words when it comes to the defence of this club. Which brings us on to Walter. Now Iâ??ve no doubt he probably has the tact, diplomacy and knowledge of the Scottish game to build bridges with the SFA. But bridge building should not be on the agenda until the points 1-5 aforementioned, are addressed. And by â??addressedâ? I mean that there should be no attempts at bridge building until this football club and itâ??s support receive a full and very public apology for the injustices wrought upon it by the SFA, as well as the removal from their positions, of all those responsible for such injustice. Not only should that be our default position â?? it should be non-negotiable.

Hmmmmm Re the UB Statement.. What if Walter supports a CG return ?

Hi Dev, How you doing ? The main concern of this OP for me is those within our club playing the oldco/newco card when it suits a particular agenda. As a poster on another forum pointed out on this subject, when it came to season ticket sales it was "140 years of unbroken history"

Its now quite clear Frankie that such retention now has a condition attached thereto viz. the renewal of season ticket.

And so are Rangers. Allegedly. Rangers, Now, Then & Forever. But for the older Bears among us the thread title has a link to Bond. Not James Bond, but Ibrox Bond Holders. Who bought into our club with the promise of a seat for life. Guys like Gary. Only Gary received an e-mail informing him this will be the last season his seat would be guaranteed. Gary subsequently phoned the club today and pointed out that he had bought his seat for life. He was told by a staff member at our club that his seat had been bought from the oldco and the newco would not be honouring the agreement. One wonders where to start with this. How about the thousands of Rangers fans who have to suffer daily taunts that â??your club is deadâ?. Our support has laboured tirelessly to dispel this falsehood, quoting several objective official sources which confirm the continuity of our history and of course, our titles. Of course there was considerable anger inside Ibrox when several players refused to TUPE over to the newco. In fact this very subject is currently the subject of litigation, drawing comments at the time from Charles Green â??I'm very, very disappointed of course. â?? and "I think this is just opportunism." Perhaps then those inside Ibrox will understand the â??disappointmentâ? of fans who see this latest dishonouring of an agreement with the support as just â??opportunismâ?. There was considerable mocking of the SFA/SPL when they continually moved the goalposts with regard to oldco and newco. When it suited their agenda we were oldco when it didnâ??t we were newco. It seems our club are as guilty of this practice as those they criticised for such very action. I sure someone familiar with corporate or business law will point out what Rangers are doing is within the law. But that doesn't make it right. Particular when it is to the detriment of supporters who by their loyalty have kept this club alive. The club I supported has become a mere shadow of itself. And that is being generous. Very generous.

I have no idea Rab - but the investigation appears to be spreading far and wide. Whilst that doesn't indicate an early conclusion - it does suggest it has and will be comprehensive.

In that case it might be a good idea to look out your chuckle trousers ;-)

I'm sure many of you will recognise the above. It is an extract from Lord Nimmo Smith's report into the findings of the SPL's enquiry into Rangers. Section 98 of the report to be precise. Please note the use of the use of the phrase "which we understand were productions in the Rangers tax case". For those who are not familiar with legal jargon the term "productions" refers to evidential items. No legal knowledge whatsoever is required however to understand the gravity of the criminal conduct which involves the theft of evidence and passing it on to other parties. Though perhaps someone should explain that to the Scottish press. For despite Lord Nimmo's startling revelation in section 98, not one member of the Scottish press corps have followed up on this. The highest profile tax case ever in Scotland, which had our press salivating for months filling column after column. And even that was not enough to satisfy their appetite for they would visit on am almost daily basis, an untrustworthy website written by anonymous men. And despite the clear agenda of the Rangers tax case blog, despite the unknown extent of their qualifications to pass legal judgement, our press championed them, seduced by that websites ability day after day, to produce sensational revelations as a consequence of information passed onto them. And yet when a source as credible and objective as one of this country's most qualified legal brains, in the form of Lord Nimmo Smith, makes the startling revelation that the evidence in the case which they drooled over for so long had been stolen, suddenly those same journalistic keyboards fall silent. Suddenly there is no longer the thirst for answers, an appetite for the truth. The new mantra they churn out is "forgive, forget and move on" Why are they not asking the most fundamental of questions regarding this revelation the who, what, where, when, why or how ? Has the demonisation of our football club reached the stage where the investigation of the truth is abandoned if the revealing of such truth shines favourably on our club, or perhaps more significantly, exposes those who have conspired, lied or been negligent ? And of course this is not the first time that observations of our senior law lords has been ignored. Lord Glennie of course ruled the transfer embargo imposed on our club was, for want of a better word, unlawful. And yet that embargo still stands. It doesn't take much to read between the lines about what has happened behind closed doors. For those having difficulty doing so might I respectfully suggest you check the definition of blackmail in the dictionary. For any Rangers supporters still under the illusion that this was about justice, fairness and upholding the law, this incident should put any such notion firmly to bed. But let us not just return to Lord Nimmo Smith's revelations but actually move beyond them. For as we all know the BBC were not the only recipients of confidential information - The Rangers Tax Case blog were also beneficiaries. For several months this blog mesmerised many within the Scottish media with their continued expose of confidential documents. Were these items also productions in the Rangers tax case and were they obtained from the same theft which benefited the BBC ? Or did they receive them as a consequence of a separate act of criminality ? Either way it appears that HMRC did not feel that such criminality warranted a criminal investigation - otherwise Sir David Murray would not have felt it necessary to initiate a criminal complaint into this matter post tax tribunal verdict. It is also worth remembering his complaint was lodged prior to Lord Nimmo Smith's findings. Of course the unanswered questions in this article could be replaced with certainty if 60,000 more Rangers supporters would sign the e-petition calling for a government enquiry into the conduct of HMRC. But news reaches this blogger that the once talkative Mark Daly had become very tight lipped about discussing the Rangers tax case and his documentary, evading questions with a terse "No comment". The wheels of justice in motion ? Has a clock started ticking on those who have conspired against our club, acted in a manner which suggested they were above the laws of the land and been negligent in their duty ? Let me answer that one for you. Tick Tock.

This is the one he declined to offer a response on Dear Mr McGovern, Thank you for your reply to my e-mail in the form of your letter dated 29.01.2013. I am not in the least bit surprised that you have received a number of e-mails on this subject, it has stimulated interest and discussion well beyond the confines of the Dundee community of Rangers supporters, and onto a more national scale. I understand some of my fellow Rangers supporters, out with Dundee, have taken the trouble to write to some of your peers in the Scottish Labour Party to clarify if the views expressed by your support for this motion are reflective of the Scottish Labour Party as a whole. As you will know from my previous meeting with you, and my involvement with the Dundee West Tenants & Residents Group, I am particularly passionate about ensuring justice and fairness is applied to everyone. I particularly welcomed the re-assurance provided by your press release which cited instances where Old Firm supporters have left rivalry behind. Unfortunately however that sentiment has not characterised the Rangers tax crisis and many of the comments directed against my club have been false, erroneous, and malicious and as we seen following the decision of First Tier Tax Tribunal, and by the actions of the lawyers acting on behalf of Sir David Murray, and those of the new company headed by Mr Green – potentially libellous in some instances. Of considerable concern is the fact that much of the pre-determination of Rangers guilt in this matter was as a result of the sensational exclusives revealed on the Rangers Tax Case Blog – which a number of journalists who have viewed the leaked documents have declared that such material “was sourced from within HMRC”. Such conduct reflects a grave breach of criminal law and I am currently awaiting a reply from Mr. David Gauke MP as to whether HMRC reported such criminality to the Police, the primary agency responsible for the investigation of crime in Scotland. While I fully understand why the deliberate side stepping of tax liabilities by immoral use of the insolvency laws should be a matter of concern for any fair minded individual, and a matter I would support my local MP for demonstrating support for, you have not in your letter outlined the set of circumstances which causes you to believe as per the Early Day Motion, that this a course of conduct embarked upon by Rangers FC. As I intimated to you in my original e-mail, such a view or perspective runs totally contrary to the chronological series of events portrayed in the media, and by the legal correspondence I have received in my capacity as a shareholder of the original company. Furthermore I understand that such immoral use of the insolvency laws to avoid paying tax and paying off small creditors is more often than not characterised by the same individual, spouse or other close relation, often forming the new company. That is clearly not the case with regard to the circumstances surrounding the liquidation of Rangers FC. I would therefore be obliged if you would intimate to me the evidence which you have at your disposal, and of concern that I as a former shareholder clearly do not, which gives rise to the assertion in that Early Day Motion, that in all the circumstances, Rangers FC are a club and company who have side-stepped their responsibilities through insolvency.

In actual fact bb he was extremely poor - non factual, off on tangents about Tommy Burns funeral. The factual points I put to him, which completely usurped his allegations, remain unanswered to this day. In saying that getting answers from him was never my aim, making him think twice about publicly lying about my club was most certainly was.

Yes ..lets just say he and I had an exchange of letters...

I today had a meeting with Joe Fitzpatrick MSP, where I highlighted my concerns regarding the conduct of HMRC in respect of The Rangers Tax Case. In particular, during the course of that meeting, I made reference to Section 98 of Lord Nimmo Smith's report where he appears to indicate that the material passed on to BBC Scotland and other parties, was in fact stolen evidence and thus the appropriation of this material as well as the receiving and retaining of same, constituted a number of criminal acts, which to date, no person appears to have been charged. Furthermore certain agencies appear to have failed in their public duty to report such crimes. Mr Fitzpatrick promised to investigate the matter, and in particular look into the matters raised, and write to the authorities concerned. I shall of course, keep you all updated on this progress. If any of you are wondering why I pursued this via the Scottish Parliament Representative for my constituency rather than the Westminster one, the answer is quite simple. My Westminster representative is one of the few people who supported Galloway's Early Day Motion 913 accusing our club of deliberately side stepping our tax liabilities.

Having read some of the online accusations that some Rangers bloggers had aligned themselves with certain factions within Ibrox, I did feel a bit left out as no-one inside Ibrox, had approached me to be their â??bitchâ?. Perhaps testimony to the impact, or lack thereof, of my blogging. However at noon today my isolation was brought to an end when I was approached by a faction, a new one at that, to do their bidding. Allow me to introduce to you The True Blue Trojans and their proposals to take our club forward. Having spoken to them at length on the phone, I am convinced this is the faction to take our club forward. They were good enough to fax me their proposals for the club which I am happy to reproduce here. PROPOSAL 1 â?? STAFF CHANGES/POST CHANGES Mr James Traynor will be replaced in his post by Mr Graham Spiers, in his role as Head of Communications. The nature of this role will also be changed and Mr Spiers will be responsible for the reporting of sectarian singing by the fans of other clubs at Scottish Football Stadia. The salary for this role will be on a performance related basis. Given his impressive CV in this regard the Trojans predict considerable savings for the club's budget. PROPOSAL 2 â?? BOARDROOM CRECHE` The Ibrox boardroom will operate as a crèche` facility for under 5 year olds. When 6 or more children are present this will constitute a quorum and board meetings will be duly held. Meetings will only be interrupted if a No. 2 is present in a nappy or Iggle Piggle's batteries require changing. Parents concerned for the well being of their children will be able to log in and see the goings on within the boardroom. The current board of directors have assured the Trojans that there is ample video provision within the Ibrox Boardroom. For parents without access to a computer I'm reliably informed a mobile phone with access to You Tube will suffice. PROPOSAL 3 â?? POLICING PC Tommy McGrindle will be appointed Head of Policing at Ibrox. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/scottishnews/4803741/Dr-Stuart-Waiton-Politicians-and-cops-treat-football-fans-like-vermin.html PROPOSAL 4 â?? STEWARDING In order to foster better supporter/stewarding relations the Trojans propose a â??role reversal dayâ? where members of The Union Bears and the Blue Order will police the stewards who will assume the role of supporters for the day. It is acknowledged that watching Rangers may not provide a realistic atmosphere of excitement or interest for the stewards so arrangements have been made to beam back the Celtic game to Ibrox. All members of The Union Bears and Blue Order participating in this exercise will receive a commemorative copy of the book â??Harassment for Dummiesâ? as a reward for their participation in this endeavour (Please ensure all books are collected prior to kick off on the day) PROPOSAL 5 - MEDIA AND RELATIONS The current ban imposed on BBC Scotland will be rescinded with immediate effect by the Trojans. This will allow the new custodians to entertain both Chris McGlaughlin and Mark Daly in the new â??Lockdown Hospitality Suiteâ? they intend to build within Ibrox. A welcoming committee of Rangers supporters will receive Mr McGlaughlin and Mr Daly on the day. Allocation of places on this Welcome Committee will be by way of public auction. Proceeds from this auction will be used to clear the National Debt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The True Blue Trojans â?? You know it makes sense.

I really do not know what more I could do to to highlight that this is not a comparison between the injustice to our club and the events at Hillsborough. Not only have I explained that in the foreword I have repeated it within the article itself. The only comparisons made are the similarities of the problems encountered by those campaigning for justice for the 96, and the problems our support faces in their desire to get to the truth.

And meantime Andy several months after Lord Nimmo Smith has highlighted the theft of evidence in the Rangers Tax case - not one nibble from our "investigative journalists"

Authors foreword This article seeks to examine the incredible and traumatic journey undertaken by those seeking justice for the Hillsborough 96 and to see what lessons can be learned for us in the Rangers family. It in no way seeks to make comparisons between the loss of a loved one and what has happened to Rangers football club in the last couple of years. We in the Rangers community, know from personal experience, having suffered our own disaster, that no such comparison can ever be made. Why you may ask then is a Rangers blogger, seeking justice for his club, even mentioning the Hillsborough campaign for justice - the answer is quite simple â?? their story, their efforts, their determination, their ability to overcome considerable odds â?? should serve as an inspiration for people seeking justice everywhere. I can remember every time I have been forced to stop reading , to stop and pause at the magnitude of what I was reading. The first time was the opening page of Solzhenitsyn's â??One day in the life of Ivan Denisovichâ?. All my other stop and pause moments occurred during my research for this article, as I was forced to pause and reflect, often in wonderment , at the dogged determination, endurance, spirit, amongst other things, of those who campaigned for justice in respect of those who so tragically lost their lives at Hillsborough. Every setback they suffered was put to down to experience, where one door closed they would, by dogged determination, force open another one. They were just ordinary people seeking justice, with no special qualifications or talents, united by a common purpose - the search for truth. Of further inspiration to us all should be the incredible endurance and persistence they have displayed in their quest to obtain the truth . On the 20th anniversary of the tragedy , their continued lobbying and persistence caused government minister Andy Burnham to call on the emergency services to release papers and documents which had not been made available to the original Taylor report. On 12th September, 2012, the Hillsborough independent Panel published its report into the findings, exonerating the Liverpool supporters completely and firmly laying the blame for the tragedy on a lack of Police Control. As well as the many exemplary virtues, we the Rangers support can learn from their journey, there are also significant parallels in the lessons which had to be learned as well as the obstacles which had to be overcome in their quest for justice. A prime example would be an unfavourable and unsympathetic press. Whilst many of us will be aware of the Scousers campaign against The Sun newspaper for their coverage of the tragedy, that was not the limit of unsympathetic press coverage. When some of the victims funerals were still taking place the following commentary appeared in The Sunday Times on 23rd April 1989. "For the second time in half a decade a large body of Liverpool supporters has killed people ...the shrine in the Anfield goalmouth, the cursing of the police, all the theatricals, come sweetly to a city which is already the world capital of self-pity. There are soapy politicians to make a pet of Liverpool, and Liverpool itself is always standing by to make a pet of itself. 'Why us? Why are we treated like animals?' To which the plain answer is that a good and sufficient minority of you behave like animals." To this day, the author of that revolting article, Edward Pearce has never apologised to the people of Liverpool. An unsympathetic press is something the Rangers support are accustomed to. â??Cheatsâ?, â??Tax Dodgersâ?, â??Financial Dopersâ? were terms coined by the Scottish press, whilst some likened our club to something you would happily punch in the face until your hand hurt. Whilst there is no comparison here there is however a lesson. Those whose vision for justice for the 96 did not allow an unfavourable perception or press to stifle their efforts or ambitions â?? they pressed on for justice regardless. And so should we. Another parallel I would like to mention is the cover up by publicly accountable bodies in the case of Hillsborough â?? the Police and emergency services. It was a considerable obstacle to overcome, and it took several years of campaigning and political lobbying and pressure, but as a consequence of their persistence the truth was finally uncovered. It is estimated that as many as 164 witness statements were altered, whilst a further 116 statements which portrayed the Police unfavourably, had been removed. What is most worthy of note here is what was the primary reason for this conspiracy and cover up â?? negligence. I appreciate with regard to our club there are factors at work which would suggest that there are far more forces at work than simply negligence, I highlight it however to demonstrate that an unwillingness to accept blame for one's own, or organisations failings, can itself be a catalyst to more sinister behaviour. So did those campaigning for justice in Liverpool allow an unsympathetic press or conspiring publicly accountable bodies to stifle them in their quest for justice ? No, with a unity of purpose they pressed on towards their vision. In the process they left egos, agendas, and divisions outside, and pressed on towards the greater goal. These ordinary people have brought institutions to their knees, forced them into public apologies, and brought the guilty to account. We as a support would do well to emulate them in every sense. To those who have conspired against our club, who have plotted and schemed behind closed doors, who have lied and cheated, stolen evidence and breached confidentiality, who have compromised their positions and their organisations integrity, those who have been negligent in their duty and those who have covered up such negligence - be warned. Men like me are coming for you. I doubt that last sentence will fill you with fear or trepidation. But know this â?? in our pursuit of you we will draw our inspiration from the ordinary people of Liverpool who campaigned for the 96, we will emulate their determination, their single mindedness and their steadfast refusal to be deflected from their objective. For this, you should be afraid. Very afraid.

Barca you have made some excellent points throughout this thread. One thing struck me as I read your post above - no matter what mechanism we use to put the perpretators of that injustice under pressure - so long as we continue to do fail to go on the attack our club will always be in a position where it has to defend.

It does deal with corporate bodies bluebear - but as you allude to not normally as victims but as perpretators. There is some debate however whether a legal entity such as Rangers, which has thousands of shareholders, and as a consequence victims of such action , would be covered in these circumstances.

As usual, some excellent points in response. No surprise with the quality of responses that Gersnet has recently seen it's membership reach the 3000 mark. What really alarms me in all of this is that considerable injustice has been wrought against our club over the last couple of years. This is not a figment of the Rangers support imagination - or the rantings of a paranoid Rangers online community - Alex Mooney (non Rangers fan) writing in the Rangers Standard describes it as a "witch hunt which shamed Scotland" Despite this many of the individuals responsible for this - either through incompetence or maliciousness - remain unchallenged, remain in their posts. Regan and Doncaster are two prime examples. Is this laziness from our journalists or have we now reach a point where poor and substandard journalism has discredited them so much that they can no longer affect change or alter public perception ? I suspect the former and let me give you an example. Section 98 of Lord Nimmo Smith's report re the SPL enquiry quite clearly infers evidence has been stolen in the Rangers Tax Case and passed onto second parties (BBC Scotland etc). Despite the sensational nature of this revelation not one newspaper or journalist has picked up on this story nor followed it up with an interview at with HMRC to explain how this could have happened. Quite simply a terrible state of affairs.