Convicted criminals standing for local goverment.

[armynick]

Question:

Are UK citizens who are convicted of violent crimes, including murder, allowed to stand for local or national goverment?

[f13ldy]

from my days of this stuff I think bankruptcy, fraud and anything longer than 3 (or 6 month) stint in the chokey means you can't stand...

[Puff Puff]

People who have served a prison sentence of three months or more within the last five years can't stand.

[Racingdude009]

http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/Home/CouncilandGovern...

That answers most of the questions.

[elster]

I don't see why they shouldn't.

It is not as if they are any less honest than ALL politicians

[ypauly]

I think the public should be able to decide for themselves

[armynick]

Ah, that'll explain why ex-IRA members who have served time in jail for murder are allowed in goverment.

How can ANYONE who has been convicted for murdering another human being be allowed to stand? I'll never understand that.

A great example for others.

The price of peace must have some limits , surely? I guess not.

[elster]

armynick said:

Ah, that'll explain why ex-IRA members who have served time in jail for murder are allowed in goverment.

How can ANYONE who has been convicted for murdering another human being be allowed to stand? I'll never understand that.

A great example for others.

The price of peace must have some limits , surely? I guess not.

That is slightly different anyway.

[Ganglandboss]

This is my old councillor: -

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/227/...

Locked up for assualting his partner (also a councillor) when in office. Subsequent digging by the press revealled he had a string of convictions for violent offences. Previous to that he served 8 years of a 16 year sentence for being a mercinary in the Angolan civil war.

Lovely chap!

[armynick]

elster said:

armynick said:

Ah, that'll explain why ex-IRA members who have served time in jail for murder are allowed in goverment.

How can ANYONE who has been convicted for murdering another human being be allowed to stand? I'll never understand that.

A great example for others.

The price of peace must have some limits , surely? I guess not.

That is slightly different anyway.

Why is it slighty different? It's suppposed to be a democratic system, same rules for all. Is it good morales to have a convicted murderer (let alone former terrorist) in goverment? Explain please.

[BruceV8]

Ganglandboss said:

This is my old councillor: -

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/227/...

Locked up for assualting his partner (also a councillor) when in office. Subsequent digging by the press revealled he had a string of convictions for violent offences. Previous to that he served 8 years of a 16 year sentence for being a mercinary in the Angolan civil war.

Lovely chap!

Hmmm. I know the names of the 13 mercenaries who were captured in Angola in 1976 and his name isn't one of them. Unless he changed it, of course.

ETA he did change his name. He was Malcolm McIntyre at the time.

Edited by BruceV8 on Friday 14th November 17:01