Former law professor, Alastair Bonnington (one of whose students was, incidentally, a Ms N. Sturgeon) on the Salmond Inquiry: “It’s perfectly plain that our leaders are very frightened that the truth might emerge here. We are entitled to ask why.” Then there’s a law professor who tells us of the Salmond inquiry.. 1) Of the £50k training witnesses. “I am sure there must be a better phrase than “training for lying” to describe this, but…I can’t think of it”. 2) Sturgeon has “..made Herculean efforts to frustrate it at every turn”.