February 23rd, 2011

Devine Retribution II

In the run up to his sentencing at the beginning of next month it seems ex-Labour MP Jim Devine has been declared financially as well as morally bankrupt. The disgraced fraudster was unable to pay his long-suffering aide Marion Kinley £35,000 for unfair dismissal. It’s ok Jim, you can use cigarettes as currency where you’re going.


109 Comments

  1. 1
    Billy Bowden is the greatest umpire ever ! says:

    Hang him!

    • 2
      Titford Hat says:

      +1
      Cigarettes wouldn’t last very long in Hell.

      • 14
        Peter Piper Picked...etc says:

        What is it with the lower orders and their predeliction for wallowing in retribution. You remind me of a screaming and hysterical hag following a police van carrying a convict screaming for a hanging! The man is ruined, what more can you ask…his story is over

        • 17

          ruined = going for a nice holiday

          • Roundell says:

            He denied wrong doing in court, found guilty of the expenses fiddling, lied about his staff to justify a sacking. Inherited robin cooks seat

            What lovely people become Labour MP’s

          • Anonymous says:

            Robin Cook was a lying deceitful adulterous c unt

        • 20
          Billy Bowden is the greatest umpire ever ! says:

          Hopefully his arse-hole is going to get ruined when he gets banged up.

        • 26
          Super Zuffle says:

          Its called devine retribution

        • 29
          smoggie says:

          I don’t think Bill REALLY means that he should hang but it’s difficult not to gloat and celebrate when one of these evil twats gets their just desserts.

          Bill, I may be wrong of course about the hanging.

          • Eddie Murphy When I Was Good says:

            Not in the least bit satisfying. He’s a nobody, a sacrificial lamb, while the big beasts got away with it. Lame.

          • smoggie says:

            You mean like Mandleson? Slithered away to one of his million plus properties. He’s hardly even talked about now.

        • 105
          Jaqui Smith says:

          As Home Secetary I have always insisted that we shall come down hard on all wrongdoers and benefits scammers.
          Tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime! There must be no sympathy for petty crooks.

          Naturally, this does not apply to myself and equally naturally my running a little racket falsely claiming expenses for my sister’s front bedroom as my London residence was entirely above board.

          (at least Dave thinks so ‘cos he’s protected me up til now- getting on with the job!– of only prosecuting the small fry – so like Gordon -swooooon—–)

      • 31
        Mad Malky says:

        Yes, I like a fag in my cell. All the convicts do.

      • 37
        P. Doff says:

        He’s going to be hand-rolled in more ways than he can imagine!

    • 8
      Super Zuffle says:

      Just make sure he does not charge the rope to his expenses!

    • 21
      GOOD!!!!! says:

      In addition, the insolvency order will cover any payments such as the so-called “resettlement grant” the former MP may be due from the House of Commons.

      http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-central/230438-jim-devine-declared-bankrupt/

      • 25

        Oh what a shame! Just think – he had the moral conscience to work for his creditors…

        • 39
          From Shameless to Homeless says:

          So the Taxpayer is going to help pay off his creditors. I hope the woman does get her £35,308.45 though as he treated her appallingly.

      • 28
        Grumpy Old Man says:

        Is there a Mrs. Devine? And is she adequately housed and provided for? With the necessary arrangements made well before bankruptcy proceedings were started? just wondering aloud, you understand.

        • 78
          SpunkyMonkey says:

          We, who campaigned against him, weren’t allowed to mention his 5 year ban for drink driving; his excessive gambling habits; his all night drinking sessions with Robin Cook;or allegations of spousal abuse. Even the prospect of parliamentary power couldn’t keep his wife at his side.

      • 33
        Down with Toynbeeism and the causes of Toynbeeism says:

        A “resettlement grant”? What is this nonsense? Time to settle the thieving bastard MPs allowances once and for all.

        After sentence is served he should be taken from this place and resettled in the colonies down under forthwith and have his passport confiscated so he can’t come back.

        Fuck off you crook.

        • 57
          ukFred says:

          So far that is three down and 643(?) to go. If someone fiddling benefits doesn’t get a chanmce to pay it back then nbeither should MP’s when they are caught out fiddling their expenses.

          When is Jackboots Timney getting prosecuted?

          Prosecute (personally I’d prefer to persecute but hey-ho) the lot of them.

    • 72
      Sir Barrington Minge says:

      Bend over for Bubba, fat boy!!

    • 76
      Immanuel Kant says:

      Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.

  2. 2
    The Pope says:

    I love it when these thieving labour crooks get whats coming to them , especially the thieving jocks.

  3. 4
    GrumpyBearz says:

    I expect he is going for the Sympathy Card at his forthcoming Sentencing Appearance – in the absence of any genuine mitigation …

    It does work – unfortunately all too often!

  4. 6
    the money shot says:

    talk about a reversal in fortunes

    worse than gaddafi

  5. 7
    Big Barry from Bermondsey says:

    Excuse me Mr Devine but I believe you have dropped the soap.

  6. 9
    Billy Bowden is the greatest umpire ever ! says:

    If he had any decency he would kill himself and save taxpayers money !!!!

    • 50
      Mike Hunt says:

      that is presuming a great deal.

      None of this shower from J. Smith downwards, or is it upwards I don’t really care, have any shame or decency.

  7. 10
    Penfold says:

    Given his pigidigree are the bankruptcy courts certain he hasn’t hidden a few squillion away somewhere?
    So, any pay orff from Westminster will go to the Trustee in Bankruptcy to settle claims, so Devine will not gain which is one small result.

  8. 11
    Labour List says:

    Ed Miliband has just slaughtered Cameron 6-0 at PMQ’s again today

  9. 12
    Postlethwaite says:

    As the labour front bench used to say – there’s nothing left.

    Expect lenient sentence and early out.

  10. 13
    David Chaytor says:

    My botty hurts.

  11. 15
    Anonymous says:

    I cant help feeling this a device by Levine to avoid paying his debts. Why should he be bankrupt? Where has all his money gone?
    I hope teh Labour Party will honour hois debt to the poor lady who worked for him and who was shamelessly treated by him. Guido why don’t you write to Miiiband asking him to honour the £35,000 owed to this lady out of party funds?

    • 90
      bald old git says:

      +1,

    • 98
      Audemus Dicere says:

      The Labour Party honouring debts? The whole party is bankrupt. It’s in their DNA, don’t you know?

    • 100
      Audemus Dicere says:

      Arggghhh. Moderated for using the dreaded “b” word.

      Try again:

      The Labour Party honouring debts? The whole party is b*nkr*pt. It’s in their DNA, don’t you know?

  12. 16
    Alan Rusbridger says:

    When will you realise a basic truth? When us lefties do something, it’s OK! Now leave us alone or we’ll get our friend Chucky Yamumma to call you a ray cist.

  13. 18
    Righty Right Wing (Mrs) says:

    Not enough of the Scottish Labour mafia are behind bars.

    For what they did to this country, including disenfranchising their own children from a secure future because of their vindictive immigration policy, they should all be in prison awaiting the rope.

    Mind you, rusty Cameron is no better – the flood gates are still open on his watch.

    Blue Labour out.

    • 93
      Boardwalk Empire says:

      We still have not been told the reason behind Purcells break down and resignation. There is clear evidence to suspect corruption and yet the Scottish media have not investigated this matter to any great length.
      Why has no one challenged the legal gag obtained by his solicitors?
      If it had been a footballer or celebrity who obtained such an injunction the papers legal teams would have appealed this in court.
      This matter is more important than the sexual shenanigans of an overpaid footballer . This man was the leader of one the biggest Councils in the country.
      The whole thing smells of shit, I mean really really smells.

  14. 23
    Kidneys for Meat says:

    Some of his relations have suddenly “won a lot of money on the horses”.

  15. 27
    Gordon Brown says:

    never give up on a good thing

  16. 30
    Big Dave, Jim's cellmate says:

    Tell him to bring plenty of lube.

  17. 34
    The Guardian says:

    Jim is a hero. You baby eating Tories are just waging a hate campaign.

  18. 35
    streamfisher says:

    “It’s ok Jim, you can use cigarettes as currency where you’re going”.
    He’s got some Snout.

  19. 36
    Tony Blair says:

    Hi proles. My expenses forms were mysteriously shredded. Bye proles.

    • 44
      streamfisher says:

      Its the 21st century version of the confessional, say three hail Mary’s over the piles of A4 stacked up, load the machine, Presto! clunk, whirr… your sins have been absolved my Son.

    • 102
      Scotland Yard. says:

      Yes but we have them on hard drive so don’t get to comfortable sunshine.

  20. 38
    Spank Sinatra says:

    What a sodding surprise – now he won’t have to pay any court costs awarded against him. Let’s hope that gets taken into account when sentencing.

  21. 40
    Sir William Waad says:

    I feel sorry for Marion Kinley. All right, she must have known the kind of man he was when she took the job on but, having treated her like dirt, he then tells lies to the effect thatshe has stolen from him.

    In the circumstances, the Labour Party ought to cough up the funds to pay her compensation and legal costs. How about it, Eds?

    • 42
      Talk is Cheap. says:

      That’s a jolly good idea Sir William. Perhaps Gordon could be persuaded to do a £35,000 speech.

      • 82
        Gordon Brown says:

        i was rite evryone else was rong it wasnae my folt it started in umerica barrack is my frend it was the banx wot dun it neo-endogenous growth theory bum and bust no time for a novvice that womans a biggot i was rite!

    • 43
      Ed² says:

      Jim is a fine man and we were about to give a shadow brief, but this right wing witch hunt has put a stop to that

  22. 41
    Sex and the city (Councilor & MP) says:

    Speaking of crooked MPs. Why does his wife put up with it though? Money perhaps?

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1359385/Lib-Dem-MP-accused-paedophile-admits-kissed-cuddled-teenage-girl.html

  23. 45
    Toilets says:

    Kevin Maguire does not want the troughing Labour MPs to go to jail, which is bad.

    He also says that some MPs who did pay the money back may still be prosecuted and jailed, which is good

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/columnists/maguire/2011/02/23/the-prison-expense-of-fiddling-mps-115875-22942558/

    • 64
      smoggie says:

      Sorry, there’s no way I’m clicking on that link. I’ll take your word for it.

      Maguire makes my flesh creep.

  24. 47
    Marilyn Merlot says:

    All the chickens are coming home to roost for Devine.

    The pity is there are so many more MPs and Peers who are getting away with it.
    Bill Wiggin, Baroness (sic) Uddin, oh, about 50% of them for starters and the delightful Jacqui Smith … hypocricy and double standards rule in this country darlings

  25. 49
    Phil says:

    GUIDO – do you know of anyone else who has ever used the mechanism of bankruptcy??

  26. 54
    Jess The Dog says:

    More news from the North…..I heard that there is a campaign, up here in Fife and the Lothians, to name the new Forth Bridge the ‘Gordon Brown’ bridge. Will try and find a link.

  27. 55
    Jonah Watch says:

    Devine was Doomed right from the start.

    “Vote for Jim Devine” – Gordon Brown
    http://by_elections.blogspot.com/2005/09/vote-for-jim-devine-gordon-brown.html

    • 95
      Labour sleaze says:

      Brown lied right from the start. What a pair of odious c unts. Three odious c nuts actually if you include Cook.

  28. 56
    the money shot says:

    foook-me

    i wont cross it

    it will colapse

  29. 61
    Little Boy Blue says:

    The disgraceful thing about all this is, that when his time is done, were he able to stand for parliament again in that Scottish constituency, he would probably win with a landslide. Says all you need to know about the Scots.

    • 68
      Anonymous says:

      Fuckwits.

    • 99
      Labour sleaze is labour sleaze wherever it raises it's head. says:

      Sorry remind me again whom the good English and therefore alright citizens of Oldham voted back into office recently , tells you all you need to know about the English.

  30. 67
    Anonymous says:

    Just to get this straight …. he owned 2 homes one in constituency one in london.

    Expenses records show he was claiming nearly a grand a month in mortgage repayments.

    Yet can not afford to pay 35,000 and must declare bankruptcy ?

    Sell one of your houses Jim.

  31. 70
    Tacitus says:

    Is that the depth of your twisted humour that you enjoy laughing at other’s misery?

    How sad

    • 74
      Sir William Waad says:

      “Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

      Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.”

      (Proverbs 24, 17-18)

    • 77
      Eeu to me says:

      Turning your cheek gets a bit tedious and starts to hurt when 640 people + are doing it.

  32. 73
    Sir Barrington Minge says:

    Hello Devine, Bubba has some new stretching exercises for you!!!

  33. 75
    Anonymous says:

    How did this dimwit ever become an MP! They say that Labour voters would vote for a dog in red…they ceratinly got one here.

  34. 81
    Anonymous says:

    My fomer MP and as big an arsehole as you could find among Scottish MPs- and believe me that’s saying something given the appalling puss bags that this country elects at every election. After so many years of labour cronyism and state socialism how is it that a large part of the country is still shite? The Labour mafia- particularly in Lanarkshire- have ruined Scotland and the UK by propping up tossers like Brown at Westminster. It is true that if you put up a dead donkey for election and put a red flag over it they would vote for it here. Devine is as thick as pig shit and typical of what you get here.

    • 97
      Labour sleaze says:

      Seconded. Labour are corrupt.

      • 107
        Anonymous says:

        bsolutely agree! I am utterly ashamed of being Scottish now-no wonder our people are the laughing stock of the entire planet, when we ELECT these utter utter no-hopers!

        Have told my kids to get out pdq-this place is beyond redemption-and weve no-one to blame but OURSELVES!!

  35. 83
    Mystick1 says:

    Stoke-onTrent voters are also thick Hunts who vote for scumbag Labour MPs aka Hon. Tristram Hunt , friend of Mandy.

    • 85
      A Palling says:

      I should like to say that Bradford South was different, but I cannot lie.

    • 87
      Rat's arse says:

      You’re so right Mystik1. Potteries folk are as thick and ugly as donkey’s dongers. They voted Labour because they were promised gas and water in the same pipe, and the silly bast.ards believe it.

  36. 84
    Tax Payer Joe Public says:

    This CONVICTED LieLABOUR crook is trying to fiddle a MUCH reduced sentence as a result of him going bankrupt plus someone else has to clear the mess up & no doubt Devine is a loyal follower of Ed ‘Deficit Denier’Balls !

  37. 89
    gildedtumbril says:

    It couldn’t happen to a fatter, stupider,pig ignorant labour arsehole. His one redeeming feature is that he has no redeeming features. He should be joined by bliar and braun and the rest of the motley bastards, prior to execution for treason. Nothing personal, just business.

  38. 104
    don't forget Purcell says:

    Labour MP Michael McCann and James Kean – Labour Donor are next to fall

    Headline in tomorrows papers!

    http://www.michaelmccann.org.uk/

  39. 108
    What about the workers & taxpayers says:

    “The disgraced fraudster was unable to pay his long-suffering aide Marion Kinley £35,000 for unfair dismissal.” Until this bastard expresses some form of acknowledgement & regret, & reimburses a totally innocent aide whose life he made hell I think a bit of abuse is getting off pretty lightly.

  40. 109
    don't forget Purcell says:

    As promised: Scottish Labour MP at it again Guido please cover it as Scottish MSM are not!

    Calls for a criminal investigation after claims Labour MP hid party donor relationship

    http://www.newsnetscotland.com/scottish-politics/1688-calls-for-a-criminal-investigation-after-claims-labour-mp-hid-party-donor-relationship.html

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12559916

    There has been a demand for a criminal investigation into the planning process of one of Scotland’s biggest councils after a BBC investigation revealed relationships between a millionaire developer and senior Labour politicians.

    Can be watched here:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z1j41/Newsnight_Scotland_23_02_2011/



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