VARB Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 " The attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, a close political ally of the prime minister, is preparing to advise prosecutors on whether to bring charges in the cash for peerages inquiry, the Guardian has learned. He will be consulted by the Crown Prosecution Service, and is expected to give his views on whether charging Tony Blair, or anyone else, is in the public interest." http://politics.guardian.co.uk/funding/story/0,,1939450,00.html This some how seems a bit off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 There isn't a lawyer in the land with the courage to try and nail Blair with criminal charges, anyone trying it would just get black-balled out of the profession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upholder Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Lord Goldsmith can't expect us to believe he is impartial about his friend who gave him a peerage and could now be charged with selling peerages surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan_Vesta Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Towel flicking, back scratching, rugger bugger, public school attending,masonic hand shaking, self serving old boys club And our glorious leader has the nerve to harp on about corrupt regiemes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VARB Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 This bit worrys me "It is thought that Lord Goldsmith will consider whether prosecutions that damage confidence in the two main political parties are really in the public interest." What has this got to do with it , if the laws been broken it's been broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 If you do the crime, you should do the time, regardless of whether you're the PM or the Queen of bloody Sheba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Goldsmith is the guy who said there was no legal basis for the Iraq war, but changed his mind after a meeting with Blair. Now he's got a peerage. Hmm, interesting. As we all know, David Kelly commited suicide, and Tony Blair will no doubt be exonerated of any wrong doing in this latest shady episode - at least while he's got his boy in the Attorney General's office. Three cheers for the independent judiciary - that cornerstone of our great democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle20 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 This bit worrys me "It is thought that Lord Goldsmith will consider whether prosecutions that damage confidence in the two main political parties are really in the public interest." What has this got to do with it , if the laws been broken it's been broken I agree, VARB. The main parties seem to think they are God's gift to the electorate. I recall Hazel Blears [the Labour party chair] saying something similar in relation to state funding for political parties a while ago: that it would be in the public interest for the major parties to receive state funds in order to be able to do their work! Lord Goldsmith became a life peer in 1999, I believe, so his peerage is perhaps not in itself of great relevance. The role of Attorney General is an awkward one in a situation such as this though. He is (supposedly) an independent law officer but on the other hand he is a political appointee and a member of the government. He might delegate the decision to an official - such as the Director of Public Prosecutions - but would an official have the bottle to take such a momentous decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royjames Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 No one ought to be that suprised by this Tonys cronies is well established now,the establishment look after their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagardriley Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Towel flicking, back scratching, rugger bugger, public school attending,masonic hand shaking, self serving old boys club And our glorious leader has the nerve to harp on about corrupt regiemes Ain't that the truth!!!!!!!!!! I very much doubt I will ever agree with anything more than I agree with your post Swan_Vesta. These four-faced, filthy, hypocritical scum should be brought to justice and hung out to dry for all to see, as an example to others who try to take the p*** out of the hard working population of this country and line their own pockets at our expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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