The deal was this: if they let him go he would forfeit his right to appeal. If he had decided to appeal, he would die in prison. He chose the latter because it suited him. It also suited the Scottish and British governments to let him go.
The Scots were allowed to reach their own conclusion about whether or not to let him go. If they went ahead and did precisely that, they should not be condemned for doing what they were invited to do, probably with the approval of Westminster.
There is some talk about the conviction being unsafe. If the appeal proved that it was indeed unsafe, then that would be another body blow to the British.
Two actually: one for wrongly convicting him and another for admitting to wrongly convicting him.
THE VOICE OF REASON Solon, (born c. 630 BCE—died c. 560 BCE), Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, Cleobulus of Lindos, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Periander of Corinth). Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet.
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Where is the content on Scottish Nationalism?
Not sure I understand the question, Bill.
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