On the small chance my Conservative parliamentary candidate visits, I shall tell him I shall not be voting for him as I do not like the way a local Conservative peer thinks it's okay to break the law with impunity and I cannot possibly vote for a party that has such flagrant law-breakers in its ranks.
On the small chance my Conservative parliamentary candidate visits, I shall tell him I shall not be voting for him as I do not like the way a local Conservative peer thinks it's okay to break the law with impunity and I cannot possibly vote for a party that has such flagrant law-breakers in its ranks.
Or for the party that has allowed such sentencing (or lack of it) to be standard practice?
On the small chance my Conservative parliamentary candidate visits, I shall tell him I shall not be voting for him as I do not like the way a local Conservative peer thinks it's okay to break the law with impunity and I cannot possibly vote for a party that has such flagrant law-breakers in its ranks.
On the small chance my Conservative parliamentary candidate visits, I shall tell him I shall not be voting for him as I do not like the way a local Conservative peer thinks it's okay to break the law with impunity and I cannot possibly vote for a party that has such flagrant law-breakers in its ranks.
I see he trotted out the old favourite: "He said he also travelled a great deal in his work for charity, and argued that his ability to continue to serve the public would suffer if he was unable to drive".
I would immediately ban/fine/imprison/castrate <1> any lawbreaker who gave me that bullsh*t. And I'd take the name and address of any magistrate or judge who accepted it as mitigation and call round to sell them London Bridge.
On the small chance my Conservative parliamentary candidate visits, I shall tell him I shall not be voting for him as I do not like the way a local Conservative peer thinks it's okay to break the law with impunity and I cannot possibly vote for a party that has such flagrant law-breakers in its ranks.
Or for the party that has allowed such sentencing (or lack of it) to be standard practice?
It goes beyond that. The magistrates are independent, and anyway can only sentence on the basis of the charges put by the Crown. Why wasn't this man prosecuted for dangerous driving? The Court's power to sentence would have been greatly increased (including imprisonment) if he had. -- Best Regards Richard
I see he trotted out the old favourite: "He said he also travelled a great deal in his work for charity, and argued that his ability to continue to serve the public would suffer if he was unable to drive".
I would immediately ban/fine/imprison/castrate <1> any lawbreaker who gave me that bullsh*t.
<1> In the best tradition of URC.
I thought we shot them and burned the bodies round here.
tom
-- Vive la chimie, en particulier, et la connaissance en general. -- Herve This
On the small chance my Conservative parliamentary candidate visits, I shall tell him I shall not be voting for him as I do not like the way a local Conservative peer thinks it's okay to break the law with impunity and I cannot possibly vote for a party that has such flagrant law-breakers in its ranks.