Hamish Macdonell - How the mighty are fallen

GORDON Jackson QC, one of Scotland's best-paid, most well-known and feared advocates returned to the Scottish Parliament today as a visitor.
Mr Jackson was, of course, a Labour MSP for eight years, before being beaten in Glasgow Govan by Nicola Sturgeon in 2007.
He used to stride around the parliament like it was his personal chambers - not any more.
Jackson took his visitors' pass and sat in the press gallery, before being reprimanded, severely, by a security guard and warned he was not allowed to be there as he was not a member of the press.
After pleading for mercy, Jackson was allowed to remain, but only if he made sure the pass with a big 'v' on it was visible to all, including all his former fellow colleagues down below.
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