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Anyone remember Berlusconi (sp?) bringing in legislation to make something he had done legal ?
what are the chances that this lot will bring in some retrospective legislation at some point to make some of their dodgy dealings leal ?
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Originally posted by BrowneIssue View PostI don't think the sleaze matters. In comparison with the lie about the "weapons of mass destruction", a few millions being stolen off the taxpayer to line their pockets are not important. Especially compared to their incompetence and mismanagement, anyway.
Thousands of civilians have been killed.
Scores of people have been tortured.
How about we pay all these cabinet ministers and ex-cabinet ministers £10,000,000 tax-free to leave office. (It's cheaper than baling out the banks.)
But on condition they stand trial for the consequences of their lies.
I bet they wouldn't take the money.
Most Tories voted for the war with Iraq. My (Labour) MP at the time voted against. We would've had the war if the Tories had been in power. I was against it then and I still am.Comment
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostAnyone remember Berlusconi (sp?) bringing in legislation to make something he had done legal ?
what are the chances that this lot will bring in some retrospective legislation at some point to make some of their dodgy dealings leal ?
Also whilst McNulty is twisting git, he hasn't done anything illegal (except in the court of you know where!).
What is the Italian legislation you're talking about?Comment
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostZero. Apart form anything else, it would almost certainly contravene Human Rights legislation.
Also whilst McNulty is twisting git, he hasn't done anything illegal (except in the court of you know where!).
What is the Italian legislation you're talking about?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7474474.stm
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Interesting (yes, it's another slow day at ClientCo) snippet on the Guardian data blog today showing a Google Maps mashup of MP's travel expenses by distance: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datab...houseofcommons
The full map is here.Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?Comment
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