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Marc Blucas Once Explained Why He Renovated House Where Dayle Haddon DiedFormer Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Herald's Politician of the Year Awards for the part she has played in Scottish and UK politics . The veteran politician was a founding member of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, rising to lead her party following the departure of the late David McLetchie. She vacated the stage for Ruth Davidson, who took the party into opposition for the first time at Holyrood. But Ms Goldie wasn’t done with politics – joining the House of Lords and serving in the UK Government for four years. Last night she shared her wisdom with her political colleagues, journalists and guests who attended The Herald’s awards, given in association with Scottish Power, in Prestonfield House, Edinburgh. In her maiden speech as leader of the Tories in Scotland , Ms Goldie had warned against disloyalty in her party, taking a leaf out of Margaret That’s book to say that “matron’s handbag would be in hyper-action' against miscreants. Baroness Annabel Goldie (Image: NQ) Last night she spared no prisoners taking a swipe at those who joined politics with a view to catching a ride on the gravy train or advance their own careers. Although she named no names, it’s likely the recent freebie furore surrounding Labour may have been foremost in her thoughts, or perhaps SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray’s chauffeured trips to the football. But there were also members of her own party who may have been cringing in their seats as matron’s bag swept over them, given former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s predilection for gratis home renovation. Urging politicians to “keep their feet on the ground”, she said: “If there's anyone in politics who's in it for themselves, to promote themselves in their own advancement, and most distastefully of all, to through some grotesque sense of entitlement, to seek to grab every passing trimming and frill going past, then get them out. “Boot them out your party. They're no use to your party. They are no use to the public, and there's certainly no use to the reputation of what should be an admired and respected vocation, and that is a privilege of political service.” A well-respected figure at Holyrood and across wider Scotland during her time in the Scottish Parliament, Goldie served as the regional MSP for the West of Scotland. Born in Glasgow and educated in Kilmacolm and Greenock, it is an area she knows well. READ MORE: The best pictures from the Herald's Scottish Politician of the Year Awards Anas Sarwar named Herald Scottish Politician of The Year Herald's Politician of the Year is about real people After stepping down as leader in 2004, Goldie later served as the party's culture and communities spokesperson and during the 2014 Scottish referendum served as the party's constitutional spokesperson. She stood down from Holyrood at the 2016 election, but entered the House of Lords having been made a Life Peer in 2013, taking the title Baroness Goldie of Bishopton. In June 2016, she was appointed a Baroness-in-Waiting in the Royal Household, acting as a whip in the UK Government. She was promoted in July 2019 to Minister of State for Defence – a mid-level position within the Ministry of Defence – a position she held under Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak before leaving with the advent of Keir Starmer’s Labour Government. Reflecting on her long years in politics, the 74-year-old joked that lifetime achievement awards are usually given “when you’re on the way to the crematorium”. She urged politicians of all parties should keep their commitment to public service at the forefront of their minds. She said: “When I entered the Scottish Parliament in 1999 I had an overwhelming sense of privilege and obligation. “The public had put me there, the taxpayer was keeping me there, and the deal was that I had to serve but I think that's something else in politics we always need to remember, and I have to say that we've seen tonight some marvellous examples of really stellar political service in many of the undoubtedly discerning winners of awards this evening. “And I think I just want to say to them and to the parties they represent, thank you. Thank you for being the real representation of what the public wants from its politicians.”
Is the CFP bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would have changed thingsENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway says any remorse over bypassing Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL draft is quickly dissipating with rookie Bo Nix's rapid rise, suggesting the Denver Broncos have finally found their next franchise quarterback. Elway said Nix, the sixth passer selected in April's draft, is an ideal fit in Denver with coach Sean Payton navigating his transition to the pros and Vance Joseph's defense serving as a pressure release valve for the former Oregon QB. “We’ve seen the progression of Bo in continuing to get better and better each week and Sean giving him more each week and trusting him more and more to where last week we saw his best game of the year,” Elway said in a nod to Nix's first game with 300 yards and four touchdown throws in a rout of Atlanta. For that performance, Nix earned his second straight NFL Rookie of the Week honor along with the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award. “I think the sky’s the limit," Elway said, “and that’s just going to continue to get better and better.” In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, Elway also touted former coach Mike Shanahan's Hall of Fame credentials, spoke about the future of University of Colorado star and Heisman favorite Travis Hunter and discussed his ongoing bout with a chronic hand condition. Elway spent the last half of his decade as the Broncos’ GM in a futile search for a worthy successor to Peyton Manning, a pursuit that continued as he transitioned into a two-year consultant role that ended after the 2022 season. “You have all these young quarterbacks and you look at the ones that make it and the ones that don’t and it’s so important to have the right system and a coach that really knows how to tutelage quarterbacks, and Sean’s really good at that,” Elway said. “I think the combination of Bo’s maturity, having started 61 games in college, his athletic ability and his knowledge of the game has been such a tremendous help for him,'" Elway added. “But also Vance Joseph’s done a heck of a job on the defensive side to where all that pressure’s not being put on Bo and the offense to score all the time.” Payton and his staff have methodically expanded Nix’s repertoire and incorporated his speed into their blueprints. Elway lauded them for “what they’re doing offensively and how they’re breaking Bo into the NFL because it’s a huge jump and I think patience is something that goes a long way in the NFL when it comes down to quarterbacks.” Elway said he hopes to sit down with Nix at some point when things slow down for the rookie. Nix, whose six wins are one more than Elway had as a rookie, said he looks forward to meeting the man who won two Super Bowls during his Hall of Fame playing career and another from the front office. “He’s a legend not only here for this organization, but for the entire NFL," Nix said, adding, "most guys, they would love to have a chat with John Elway, just pick his brain. It’s just awesome that I’m even in that situation.” Orange Crush linebacker Randy Gradishar joined Elway in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, something Elway called “way, way overdue.” Elway suggested it's also long past time for the Hall to honor Shanahan, who won back-to-back Super Bowls in Denver with Elway at QB and whose footprint you see every weekend in the NFL because of his expansive coaching tree. Elway called University of Colorado stars Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders “both great athletes." He said he really hopes Sanders gets drafted by a team that will bring him along like the Broncos have done with Nix and he sees Hunter being able to play both ways in the pros but not full time. Elway said he thinks Hunter will be primarily a corner in the NFL but with significant contributions on offense: “He's great at both. He's got great instincts, and that's what you need at corner." It's been five years since Elway announced he was dealing with Dupuytren’s contracture, a chronic condition that typically appears after age 40 and causes one or more fingers to permanently bend toward the palm. Elway's ring fingers on both hands were originally affected and he said now the middle finger on his right hand is starting to pull forward. So, he’ll get another injection of a drug called Xiaflex, which is the only FDA-approved non-surgical treatment, one that he's endorsing in an awareness campaign for the chronic condition that affects 17 million Americans. The condition can make it difficult to do everyday tasks such as shaking hands or picking up a coffee mug. Elway said what bothered him most was “I couldn't pick up a football and I could not imagine not being able to put my hand around a football." AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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