Tankus Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Serves the smug git right. Perverting justice can involve jail time. His ex-wife must really hate him to be willing to do six months in pokey just to bring him down. All she had to do was keep quiet and neither of them would have ever heard anything more about it. I think that she expected only to embarrass him ,and cause him political difficulty........... which was why the times was holding on to the e mails , protecting her ...I doubt she would have done it if she had realized that she would be facing porridge herself .... unfortunately for them.... there are a lot of people who dont like him and have agendas themselves .......... guidos been plugging away at it for months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 OK, OK, I admit it, I've broken the speed limit a lot ! this site is full of crims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingermany Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 How long did the two young boys from Manchester get for posting a message about riots on Facebook? 4 years each I think. And the PM said that it was right to "send a strong message" by jailing people for "a significant period". Lets hope we get a nice strong message for lawmakers who pervert the course of justice. A significant period of loss of liberty seems right and proper. Unfortunately as far as the ConDems are concerned tough justice, like paying tax, is something that only applies to ordinary plebs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Miyagi Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I think that she expected only to embarrass him ,and cause him political difficulty........... which was why the times was holding on to the e mails , protecting her ...I doubt she would have done it if she had realized that she would be facing porridge herself .... unfortunately for them.... there are a lot of people who dont like him and have agendas themselves .......... guidos been plugging away at it for months Chris is a tw@t of the highest order. It just goes to show that all CAGW zealots are in fact liars. Disclaimer He is innocent until proven guilty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbrown Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 1328267693[/url]' post='3250004']His ex-wife obviously didn't think her vengeance through very well did she. Collateral damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingermany Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I believe that he was driving home from the airport after working in Brussels as a Euro MP: if so, the alleged offence, if it was committed at all, was committed in the course of his employment. So if you work on the till at Tesco and steal the takings in the course of your employment it doesn't count and the police won't be involved? Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird 900 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 It's good news week... Fred the Shred loses his Knighthood, John Terry loses the England capataincy and now Huhne faces a criminal trial. It seems vast wealth does not buy common sense. If Huhne had taken the speeding points and got banned how long would he have been off the road? 3 to 6 months at most. It would not have impacted his "career" and would now be completely forgotten. With his millions he could easily have afforded to hire a chauffeur full time and would not be facing the beak...what a dickhead! Wouldn't it be nice if they now finally went after those disgraceful fraudulent Lords who STOLE money from the taxpayer with their false housing expenses claims. Why these disgusting scumbags have been allowed to get away with it scot free is totally beyond me. Yes, this is the United Kingdom in 2012, absolutely corrupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Huhn Apparently learned his arrogance "In the City". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird 900 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Beautifully summed up in The Telegraph Huhne: you'd need a heart of stone not to laugh So there we go. Among the people who will not, I suspect, be shedding any tears at Mr Toad's long-awaited departure from the Cabinet are: David Cameron Everyone in the Cabinet, even including Michael Gove who likes – and is liked by – almost everybody in Parliament. Everyone in the Conservative party Everyone in the Labour party Everyone in UKIP Pretty much everyone in the Lib Dems. His ex-wife. Every newspaper including the Daily Mirror – which really ought to like him given how pathologically left-wing he is but has happily made an exception owing to the man's unremitting, weapons-grade vileness. Everyone who was at Westminster with him. (In his Chris Paul-Huhne days.) Everyone who ever worked with him at the Guardian, the Independent, the Economist and the Liverpool Echo. Everyone who lives anywhere near one of his wretched ruddy wind farms (with the possible exception of rent-seeking beneficiaries thereof, such as Sir Reginald Sheffield Bt). Everyone whose electricity bills – ie all of us – have been artificially inflated by his pointless green tariffs Everyone who worked with him when he was an MEP Everyone who worked with him at Fitch Everyone who knew him at Oxford or the Sorbonne. Pretty much everyone else we haven't mentioned already. It is indeed a singular achievement for one man to rise so high in the reasonably clubbable, popularity-dependent world of politics while yet remaining so heroically charmless in almost every possible way. But Huhne has managed it. That is why today on this happiest of days, let us all raise our glasses and let joy be unconfined. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100134689/huhne-youd-need-a-heart-of-stone-not-to-laugh/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dervis Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I personally know a lot of people who have done this. My ex boss, a City man. Two professional friends of mine. Message? don't disrespect your missus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeholder Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Beautifully summed up in The Telegraph http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100134689/huhne-youd-need-a-heart-of-stone-not-to-laugh/ I beat you to that link, but nice to know we have something else in common as well as riding the same bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 There is something about that man that doesn't ring true, someone not to be trusted.....when someone reaches a position of power and responsibility especially those that fail to maintain a good framework of powerful friends around them should see to it they hold no skeletons in the cupboard, because be sure as eggs are eggs the door will be pulled open for all to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ayatollah Buggeri Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 So if you work on the till at Tesco and steal the takings in the course of your employment it doesn't count and the police won't be involved? Wow. My comment was in response to someone else arguing that the offence was committed in his private life and thus irrelevant to whether or not he keeps his job. In response to that I pointed out that this wasn't entirely true: the alleged speeding offence was while he was travelling on work, and so most certainly should be relevant to whether or not he keeps his job. One of my previous employers had a very clear rule to the effect that if you committed any road traffic offence while travelling on business, you were bringing the company into disrepute and would therefore be given a P45. This seems entirely reasonable to me, and should be applied to Huhne as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R K Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 £17,000 pay off for quitting his job to defend a criminal prosecution which carries a maximum life sentence. Strange times.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie The Tramp Returns Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Be careful Guys this subject is now Sub Judice. At least Dave is glad he`s got rid of him out of the Cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird 900 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Freeholder excelent! What year,what model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) perhaps the ex wife will plead guilty in return for a reduced sentence ....... heh He said: "I am innocent of these charges and I intend to fight them in the courts and I am confident a jury will agree. So as to avoid any distratction to my official duties or my trial defence, I am standing down as Energy and Climate Change Secretary. I will of course continue to serve my constituents in Eastleigh. That is all I have to say." Vicky Pryce, Mr Huhne's ex-wife, says in a statement: "As the CPS have decided to prosecute, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage. Obviously I hope for a quick resolution of the case. In the meantime, I will be taking a little time off over the next few days to be with my family." not quite the same message is it ? Edited February 4, 2012 by Tankus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I hadn't paid much attention to this before now. What options are there? Were they both in the car? In which case it is a he said, she said issue? But if she has some other evidence, why is he pleading innocence? Going to be interesting now, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Well :( Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Prosecution to be dropped. reported inTelegraph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 [quote name=Oh Well ' timestamp='1355633357' post='909215167] Prosecution to be dropped. reported inTelegraph. Can't see it, any chance of a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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