Chaytor sent down

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Kermit power said:

Soovy said:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand here's a change of plea from another thieving st of an MP.


Two down.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-exp...

I am quite staggered that from reading that it would appear that:

1. He was re-elected as an independent MP by his constituents after being booted out of the Labour party for this.

2. He can apparently get up to a 12 month jail sentence and keep his seat!!! How the hell are his constituents supposed to get any sort of representation from him whilst banged up?

Bill said:

Mod note: Please don't evade the swear filter.

Edited by Bill on Tuesday 11th January 12:23

Ah, but did he evade it, or merely avoid it?

Expect him to set up a surgery in the prison, he will be asking for all the office equipment required to carry out his public duties to be delivered pronto. Most likely this would have to be carried out!!

[john_p]

I am going to laugh so much if all but one plead guilty, then the one who goes to trial gets found not guilty on some technicality that would have affected all of them

[Bill]

Kermit power said:

Bill said:

Mod note: Please don't evade the swear filter.

Edited by Bill on Tuesday 11th January 12:23

Ah, but did he evade it, or merely avoid it?

e·vade/iˈvâd/Verb
1. Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.

Sorry, my mistake. Avoid

[Kermit power]

Bill said:

Kermit power said:

Bill said:

Mod note: Please don't evade the swear filter.

Edited by Bill on Tuesday 11th January 12:23

Ah, but did he evade it, or merely avoid it?

e·vade/iˈvâd/Verb
1. Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.

Sorry, my mistake. Avoid

Surely swear filter evasion isn't allowed, but swear filter avoidance, whilst morally questionable, is within the rules?

[NoNeed]

john_p said:

I am going to laugh so much if all but one plead guilty, then the one who goes to trial gets found not guilty on some technicality that would have affected all of them

I love that thought. In fact I may use it to cheer myself up at work tomorrow.

[FasterFreddy]

Somewhat ironic:

"Eric Illsley MP welcomes today’s announcement that Barnsley County Court is to remain open, after a sustained campaign with all the Barnsley MPs. Mr Illsley commented: ‘I am pleased that the government have accepted the arguments put forward that Barnsley needs a County Court, and that this can be accommodated by merging it into the local Magistrates’ Court. This ensures the best use of the court buildings and means Barnsley people will not have to travel to Sheffield for court business.’"

I bet he's a bit miffed he had to travel all the way to Southwark for his own particular piece of Court business.

[cardigankid]

He is just the public sacrifice. They hope that this will satisfy the public and then they can get back to fiddling their expenses as usual. All this illustrates is that the judge does what he is told by the Government, so the idea of judicial independence in the UK is a joke.

[Mr E Driver]

Hopefully David Cheater will spend at least 9 months in prison, somehow I doubt it.

Edited by Mr E Driver on Tuesday 11th January 22:20

[elster]

cardigankid said:

He is just the public sacrifice. They hope that this will satisfy the public and then they can get back to fiddling their expenses as usual. All this illustrates is that the judge does what he is told by the Government, so the idea of judicial independence in the UK is a joke.

If he was given a non custodial I am sure you will be saying the exact same.

[JCB123]

Can't wait for Elliot Morley's trial - he was our local labour MP, voted for by the low-life town scum-bags....he claimed £30,000 at £800 per month, for a mortgage he'd already paid off....easy to forget that?!

I hope he gets sent down!

Edit: and he's denying any wrong-doing at the moment!

Edited by JCB123 on Wednesday 12th January 13:12

[Soovy]

cardigankid said:

He is just the public sacrifice. They hope that this will satisfy the public and then they can get back to fiddling their expenses as usual. All this illustrates is that the judge does what he is told by the Government, so the idea of judicial independence in the UK is a joke.

With all due respect, you spout some right nonsense.

The courts REGULARLY find against the government.

[cardigankid]

elster said:

cardigankid said:

He is just the public sacrifice. They hope that this will satisfy the public and then they can get back to fiddling their expenses as usual. All this illustrates is that the judge does what he is told by the Government, so the idea of judicial independence in the UK is a joke.

If he was given a non custodial I am sure you will be saying the exact same.

Even more so. However the point is that they have to send down somebody after all the fuss, to mollify the public. I bet the rest of them get quietly let off.

Anyway, I hope he gets it up the backside in the showers. Daily.

Edited by cardigankid on Wednesday 12th January 17:26

[Kermit power]

Daily? Why so lenient?

[elster]

cardigankid said:

elster said:

cardigankid said:

He is just the public sacrifice. They hope that this will satisfy the public and then they can get back to fiddling their expenses as usual. All this illustrates is that the judge does what he is told by the Government, so the idea of judicial independence in the UK is a joke.

If he was given a non custodial I am sure you will be saying the exact same.

Even more so. However the point is that they have to send down somebody after all the fuss, to mollify the public. I bet the rest of them get quietly let off.

Anyway, I hope he gets it up the backside in the showers. Daily.

I am glad my taxes are going to be paying for him to stay at Her Majesty's pleasure.

He will be hoping for this


More like this though

[john_p]

Lord Taylor found guilty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12275821

[hornetrider]

john_p said:

Lord Taylor found guilty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12275821

Another snout removed from the trough! Wonder how long he'll get?

[Soovy]

john_p said:

Lord Taylor found guilty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12275821

Perfect.

He'll do very well in prison.

[john_p]

"Lord Taylor said it had been a common practice among peers to claim for fake journeys and enter expenses claims with a false address as a main residence, and he believed it was acceptable to do this provided there was a "family connection" with the property."


.. and he used to be a barrister?

[FasterFreddy]

"...prosecution barrister Helen Law said: "Those were journeys that didn't happen from a home that wasn't his. Taylor knew those facts and he said he didn't attempt to mislead anyone.

"I'm going to suggest that as a lawyer and as a member of the House of Lords, the alarm bells would have been ringing loud and clear."

She urged the jurors not to feel sorry for Taylor, telling them: "Firstly, it's not about sympathy."

I can't think you'd be able to find many jurors in this country who would feel sorry for these MPs.

Thank goodness they were tried in front of a jury.

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john_p said:

"Lord Taylor said it had been a common practice among peers to claim for fake journeys and enter expenses claims with a false address as a main residence, and he believed it was acceptable to do this provided there was a "family connection" with the property."


.. and he used to be a barrister?

Presume he is still a Barrister, or would he be de-barred if thats the correct expression, perhaps de-frocked