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Not a duplicate thread, but the earlier one, for useful reference.
Not a duplicate thread, but the earlier one, for useful reference.
Case should never have been brought, prosecute a politician for lying!? PMSL you may as well prosecute Usain Bolt for running. The point is that it does not matter if what he said is accurate he just has to claim he thought it was, game over. The Judge is correct. TBH this whole thing is a matter of interpretation anyway.
// Case should never have been brought, prosecute a politician for lying!? PMSL ... //
I mean, I kind of agree that it shouldn't have been brought, but still, why should it be unreasonable to hope for better standards from politicians? In the end, we get who we vote for (mostly), but it still leaves a bad taste in the mouth to defend BoJo on the grounds that everyone else in politics is just as prone to lying.
I mean, I kind of agree that it shouldn't have been brought, but still, why should it be unreasonable to hope for better standards from politicians? In the end, we get who we vote for (mostly), but it still leaves a bad taste in the mouth to defend BoJo on the grounds that everyone else in politics is just as prone to lying.
Jim, his defence (if it had gone to court) in part is this:-
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A correct decision.
I could not (and still cannot) understand the District Judge's reasoning when she decided there was a case to answer. I suspect Marcus Ball will be refunding some of the "crowd funding" he managed gullible idiots to part with (since he no longer needs it). I imagine he's eaten the bespoke cupcakes he bought with some of his donors' hard-earned.
I will be interested to see the reasons when they are published. I imagine they will hover between a "vexatious prosecution" and the contention that Mr Johnson was not acting "in public office" when the alleged offence occurred.
I could not (and still cannot) understand the District Judge's reasoning when she decided there was a case to answer. I suspect Marcus Ball will be refunding some of the "crowd funding" he managed gullible idiots to part with (since he no longer needs it). I imagine he's eaten the bespoke cupcakes he bought with some of his donors' hard-earned.
I will be interested to see the reasons when they are published. I imagine they will hover between a "vexatious prosecution" and the contention that Mr Johnson was not acting "in public office" when the alleged offence occurred.
jim:"I mean, I kind of agree that it shouldn't have been brought, but still, why should it be unreasonable to hope for better standards from politicians? " - not un reasonable but we know this is just a hissy fit because of the subject matter. They didn't try and prosecute abacus for saying we can hire 300 cops for a shilling a week did we? The red bus thing has contorted the remoaners for 3 years for no reason really.
//Shame would have like to see that flop hair idiot gone for good!//
Yes, it's quite handy to be able to get rid of politicians you don't like and/or agree with by making them face trumped up criminal charges. I'm surprised it hasn't been tried elsewhere. Oh! Hang on!:
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I've just read Mr Marcus Ball's article in the Metro where he suggests politicians who allegedly lied over Brexit should be prosecuted. He says it is the only way to settle the matter (though he seems to make the rash assumption that they will be convicted and does not explain how their convictions will settle a political issue). To give him his due, he makes a number of allegations against people on both sides of the argument. That's why it's surprising (!) that only Mr Johnson has been on the wrong end of a private prosecution brought by him. He concludes with this:
"After a two and a half year long investigation, we have concluded that Mr Boris Johnson MP should be prosecuted for the alleged offence of misconduct in public office."
Fortunately the Legal Beagles who matter disagreed.
Yes, it's quite handy to be able to get rid of politicians you don't like and/or agree with by making them face trumped up criminal charges. I'm surprised it hasn't been tried elsewhere. Oh! Hang on!:
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I've just read Mr Marcus Ball's article in the Metro where he suggests politicians who allegedly lied over Brexit should be prosecuted. He says it is the only way to settle the matter (though he seems to make the rash assumption that they will be convicted and does not explain how their convictions will settle a political issue). To give him his due, he makes a number of allegations against people on both sides of the argument. That's why it's surprising (!) that only Mr Johnson has been on the wrong end of a private prosecution brought by him. He concludes with this:
"After a two and a half year long investigation, we have concluded that Mr Boris Johnson MP should be prosecuted for the alleged offence of misconduct in public office."
Fortunately the Legal Beagles who matter disagreed.
Common sense, but will it prevail again here?
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We all saw it on television, she wasn't touched, unlike all those Brexiteers having been milk-shaked.
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We all saw it on television, she wasn't touched, unlike all those Brexiteers having been milk-shaked.
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