banjodeano Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Just when you thought that MP's must now realise that the public dont trust them very much, and had better get their house in order, especially after the expenses scandal,, they now bring in a code to allow anonymity to MP's under investigation, surely this is open to abuse or am i missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Just when you thought that MP's must now realise that the public dont trust them very much, and had better get their house in order, especially after the expenses scandal,, they now bring in a code to allow anonymity to MP's under investigation, surely this is open to abuse or am i missing something? I agree. A case of one law for them and another for the rest of us. "MPs yesterday voted to grant themselves anonymity if accused of sexual harrassment or expenses fraud. Minutes after the decision, a list of politicians under investigation vanished from Parliament's website." Sorry, but when it comes to MPs who are supposed to serve their electorate, the British public have a right to know about them. "Yesterday's vote means MPs being probed for misconduct of any nature, will not now be identified. They will remain anonymous while being investigated - and might not be named even if they are judged guilty." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I'm not bothered if they're not named just for being investigated,it'd be possible for other MPs to throw mud just to put someone on the back foot for political gain...If any wrong doing is found however they should be identified and action taken against them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 "MPs yesterday voted to grant themselves anonymity if accused of sexual harrassment or expenses fraud. Minutes after the decision, a list of politicians under investigation vanished from Parliament's website." I can’t think why they picked those two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I'm not bothered if they're not named just for being investigated,it'd be possible for other MPs to throw mud just to put someone on the back foot for political gain...If any wrong doing is found however they should be identified and action taken against them.. I agree. I mentioned Labour MP John Woodcock on the Labour thread, where one poster had already judged him, despite the investigation being ongoing. I'm also reminded of the Nigel Evans case in 2014: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/10/how-case-against-nigel-evans-fell-apart Several accusers said in court that they did not consider themselves victims; another changed his story in the witness box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I agree. I mentioned Labour MP John Woodcock on the Labour thread, where one poster had already judged him, despite the investigation being ongoing. I'm also reminded of the Nigel Evans case in 2014: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/10/how-case-against-nigel-evans-fell-apart On the other hand, how many MPs were actually charged and /or convicted of fiddling their expenses at the taxpayers expense, when it was quite clear many of them had? (Duck ponds, moats etc.) The only reason they didn't end up in court was there were so many they couldn't arrest all of them. The only recourse in such circumstances is public reprobation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Put very simply, it stinks. Just how low can these Parasites go before it all blows up in their faces. Angel1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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