Some recent Labour Politicians/Councill ors misdemeanours (for balance)

Good to see that they have been charged or arrested though, and not getting away with corruption, fraud etc.

Whitewavemark2

Good to see that they have been charged or arrested though, and not getting away with corruption, fraud etc.

Exactly! It's certainly good to see they've been charged, so when are those in government going to be charged?

I won't hold my breath.

Yep- they've all been charged. Also they are not in power and 'running' I would replace with 'destroying' the country. Labour has zero power and has not been in government for 11 years. Funny how they still get the flack though...

Oh come on GG ????Balance? Balance? ?????

I think you will find that the Mayor of Liverpool had quite a bit of power! Which he misused of course.
Probably the tip of the iceberg and shows that MP’s and Councillors from both major parties like to shove their snouts in the corruption trough.

lemongrove

I think you will find that the Mayor of Liverpool had quite a bit of power! Which he misused of course.
Probably the tip of the iceberg and shows that MP’s and Councillors from both major parties like to shove their snouts in the corruption trough.

So it's absolutely fine for PMs and ex PMs to do the same?

Just to add to the pot, check out BBC Wales website on Labour administration issuing contracts to Labour companies without due tender process, cue wailing from tories and Plaid Cymru...

Joe Anderson was caught and is being prosecuted.

It’s never fine for anyone, PM or MP or Councillor, if proven corruption, fraud, has taken place.Note the word proven.

Are there any honest politicians?

growstuff

Joe Anderson was caught and is being prosecuted.

He hasn’t been charged yet has he? Did I miss that?

Undoubtedly, but you don't get to hear about them because they just get on with doing their job.

suziewoozie

growstuff

Joe Anderson was caught and is being prosecuted.

He hasn’t been charged yet has he? Did I miss that?

My mistake.

So by this logic if your house is broken into the thieves should not be prosecuted because some other thieves broke into the house down the road.

I give you Lord Hanningfield, former Tory leader of Essex County Council.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_White,_Baron_Hanningfield

This is a silly game.

I was a bit surprised to see this thread started by a normally very sensible right of centre poster? It has made me think that the right are getting a tad twitchy about the variety of allegations swirling around No 10. But grows right, it’s a silly game and no matter how long a list is posted of offenders on both sides, it will do nothing to mask the stench emanating from No 10.

suziewoozie

I was a bit surprised to see this thread started by a normally very sensible right of centre poster? It has made me think that the right are getting a tad twitchy about the variety of allegations swirling around No 10. But grows right, it’s a silly game and no matter how long a list is posted of offenders on both sides, it will do nothing to mask the stench emanating from No 10.

Precisely, suziewoozie ???

Well the scales of justice remain heavily tilted if you are equating one woman perhaps moving up a housing list wrongly, with a PM getting a back hander from an unknown donor to do up his flat.

growstuff

I give you Lord Hanningfield, former Tory leader of Essex County Council.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_White,_Baron_Hanningfield

This is a silly game.

Just as I said upthread, they are all at it.Both in the past and now.Both major political parties.

lemongrove Surely you can see the difference between councillors and MPs? It's much easier to investigate and charge the former than the latter. Remember when Durham police decided not to charge DC with breaking the rules. Although he wasn't (and isn't) and MP he had the backing of the PM. Even police chiefs don't want to upset the applecart.

MP’s from all political parties have been charged with offences
In my lifetime Dinah and others investigated.Greed and corruption generally is a fact of life, both at Councillor level and at Minister level.If anyone naively thinks it’s only in one party ( not their own!) they need to think again and do some research.

lemongrove

MP’s from all political parties have been charged with offences
In my lifetime Dinah and others investigated.Greed and corruption generally is a fact of life, both at Councillor level and at Minister level.If anyone naively thinks it’s only in one party ( not their own!) they need to think again and do some research.

Your post pretty much sums up why I started this thread.

lemongrove

MP’s from all political parties have been charged with offences
In my lifetime Dinah and others investigated.Greed and corruption generally is a fact of life, both at Councillor level and at Minister level.If anyone naively thinks it’s only in one party ( not their own!) they need to think again and do some research.

Who has said it’s only one party? No one. But only one party is in Government at the moment and they are rotten and corrupt to the core - regardless of what any other elected politician has or has not done.