Connery Spokesman Accuses Scottish Executive of Tartan Day Dirty Tricks 'Petty Small People Can Do Petty Small Things'

Sunday Herald (March 19, 2006)

Author: Paul Hutcheon Scottish Political Editor

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SIR Sean Connery's relations with First Minister Jack McConnell have plunged to an all-time low after the star's official spokesman accused the Scottish Executive of involvement in a "politically motivated" complaint against his charity.

James Baron said he "wouldn't bet the family farm" that the First Minister's officials weren't behind the leaking of a probe into the Friends of Scotland (FoS) organisation, which organises the Dressed to Kilt fashion event during New York's Tartan Week.

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Connery Spokesman Accuses Scottish Executive of Tartan Day Dirty Tricks 'Petty Small People Can Do Petty Small Things'

He claimed he had been expecting such a complaint and said it was the work of "petty small people".

In a further twist, the Sunday Herald understand...

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