A notorious blogger who is asking punters for donations bought a £600,000 gated mansion without needing a mortgage. Craig Murray, who believes the state tried to frame Alex Salmond, splashed out on the nine-bedroom pad in Edinburgh two years ago.
However, the 61-year-old is now asking readers for £100 a month to keep his “conspiracy” blog going. Labour MSP Neil Findlay said: “There are people in the wackier reaches of the Nationalist movement who see the footsoldiers as folk who can fund their hare-brained conspiracy theories. “It appears Mr Murray is a wealthy individual and he needs to be transparent with potential donors about his wealth.” Murray was the UK ambassador for Uzbekistan between 2002 and 2004 before being removed from post
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