Well, well, well. It has now emerged that the SNP government will ban WhatsApp on official devices in the wake of the Covid Inquiry. The announcement from the SNP’s deputy first minister Kate Forbes came today after the publication of an external review into the use of mobile messaging apps on government devices. ‘The use of mobile messaging apps increased during the pandemic as staff worked remotely in unprecedented and difficult circumstances,’ Forbes remarked, adding: ‘Having reflected on our working practices, we are now implementing changes to the use of mobile messaging apps.’
How curious. A number of Scottish government figures endured rather embarrassing sessions at the Covid Inquiry after their pandemic messages were dredged up for all to see. One parliamentarian in particular had a pretty gruelling experience after it emerged just how, er, candid he had been about his colleagues. See below for Humza Yousaf’s five worst Covid WhatsApps…
With friends like these…
In one forthright message, Humza blasted one of Scotland’s top lawyers as a ‘Tory f***wit’, raging to then-national clinical director Professor Jason Leitch: ‘Dunlop is a Tory f**kwit.
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