December 24th, 2011

God Bless Us Every Huhne

Today’s Times front-page should certainly make interesting reading for the the Director of Public Prosecutions.

No rush…

An early Chris-tmas pressie.

Flashback:


133 Comments

  1. 1
    CYNICAL OLD MAN says:

    Have I beaten Billy?

  2. 2
    The Poet Laureate Writes says:

    SUBJECT: WE can but hope……..

    Ex energy minister Chris
    Found his points had gone awfully amiss
    Too late were his prayers
    As he went down the stairs
    To slop Pentonville buckets of piss.

    • 10
      Neo-Guido says:

      Surely:

      Climate Change Minister Chris
      Was found to have points amiss
      Too late were his prayers
      As he went down the stairs
      To slop out buckets of piss.

      • 15
        not a machine says:

        there was an economist called Pryce
        who was married to a minister who played dice
        one evening when caught going to fast ,
        he got her to take the points wrap
        and the rest has been recollections of crap

        • 60
          The Paragnostic says:

          A parlous economist, Vicky
          Found the use of veracity tricky.
          When dumped by a shite
          She reacted with spite
          And is now on a wicket quite sticky.

        • 125
          The Poet Laureate Writes says:

          Excellent Para-G
          The Sarkosy one also, I did laugh thinking of that Frog rummaging in the bureau for money !

  3. 3
    CYNICAL OLD MAN says:

    Bloody hell, Billy must be pissed in a skip somewhere to have missed the first posting.

  4. 4
    CYNICAL OLD MAN says:

    It’s amazing the speed at which the CPS can bring a prosecution if you insult one of our protected citizens or whomsoever the Guardian thinks needs their sensibilities protecting from the coarse white inhabitants of this island, but seems to drag its feet when a Member of Parliament is involved in criminal activity.

    • 17
      albacore says:

      Old man, perhaps you don’t understand
      MPs, they are an heroic band
      Hitler and the Kaiser were as nought
      It’s our MPs triumphantly fought
      To wipe out every last thing British
      Replacing it with all that’s git-ish
      The clandestine hand they labour for
      Holds useful servants above the law

    • 30
      Nemo says:

      Call a judge in court “a barmby old twit” you would almost certainly do bird

      • 37
        Sadie from Reception says:

        I think it’s time Starmer was promoted out and up to the grade above his (in)competence. Or maybe that has already happened.

  5. 6
    Foo says:

    Needs to go on 2 counts, end of.
    1st : How is it that I will be prosecuted for acts which the self proclaimed, professional ‘elite’ muppets will not.
    2nd: Overseeing the F-I-T solar panel fiasco.Absolute and complete departmental incompetence which will now cost £millions in lawyers fees & £millions extra in subsidies paid by those who couldn’t afford this very nice taxpayer funded ROI.
    I’ts time a muppet was called a muppet & sacked.

  6. 7
    Aulde Nick says:

    Calloo! Callay!

  7. 8
    Julius Fucik says:

    My prediction on any trial involving the Huhnes– set to my music:

  8. 9
    Bubba says:

    Looking forward to you picking the soap up in the shower Chris.

  9. 11
    Fabians are Evil says:

    I do not care what his fine is – I just want the bastard sacked

    • 18
      AngryEnglishJon says:

      Oh deep joy. Merry Christmas one and all. This news has made my day, no my weekend, oh hell, 2011 could be a wonderful year if this bastard is banged up.

    • 70
      Derek Simpson's grace and favour mansion says:

      + several hundred.

      Get his smug incompetent face out of that minister job.

  10. 13
    Fabians are Evil says:

    Ah! the deft touch of Gordon Brown still haunts us – what a wanker that creep and his ilk were – and still are!!

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8975866/Baroness-Ashtons-diplomatic-service-accused-of-basic-failings.html

    • 26

      An ex-PM with advanced coprolalia,
      And who eschewed the Lord Mayor’s regalia,
      Had an economic kayak
      Which lauded Keynes over Hayek
      And was judged by history: a failure.

    • 40
      Sadie from Reception says:

      As I said earlier in the thread below:

      Sadie from Reception says:
      December 24, 2011 at 8:29 am

      Not surprising as most proper diplomats prefer working on behalf of their own nation rather than for some dictatorial *^#$^*s in Brussels.

      I am directed etc etc

    • 100
      Greychatter says:

      What a fiasco the EU it turning out to be, Baron Ashton and all the rest of the UNELECTED Fat Cat Professional Politicians are an insult to the hard working population of Europe.

      “But the major change comes on January 1 when 1,525 senior officials, 114 of whom earn more money than William Hague, are transferred from the European Commission and other EU institutions to work directly under the authority of Baroness Ashton”

      And the wet rag Von Rompoy earns more the Barack Obama – Where do they think the money comes from – probably non of them care as long as they line their own pockets.

      When will this gravy train hit the buffers?

      A Merry Christmas to everyone – and a New Year which hopefully will see some Common Sense prevail in Politics.

    • 130
      Biffo says:

      How many times have there been complaints about this unelected & incompetent woman? However, as she’s on the EU Gravy Train nothing is done to stop her. A good slapping & a sacking would be a good start IMHO

  11. 14
    not a machine says:

    From the questioners of energy balances in carbon capture , non answer lobby (let alone carbon credits expense lobbiests)

    Any elvis fans ?

    Oh I am the great pretender (huhne Huhne )
    I pretend that my wife wa aa as me (huhne huhne)
    I pretended so oo much ,that now Ime for a bust
    And my wife could be following me ee

    Thankyou very much ladies and gentlemen , and a very happy christmas to one and all

  12. 19
    Rat's arse says:

    Guido…….as I’ll be working all over the Christmas period, I’d like to wish you and everyone [even Jimmy & Anonymong!] a very happy Christmas and a peaceful new year.
    Have a good one folks.

  13. 22
    Geoffrey G Brooking says:

    Happy Christmas Huhney Tunes Baby.

    How will your best mate Handycock get you out of this one?

    • 86
      Handycock, The Ignorant Hampshire Hog says:

      The Grand Master will protect him, I have already told you. It is done and dusted and has been for some time. Boaz

      • 122
        Grand Master, Grand Lodge, The Strand says:

        Some people have no idea how it all works Mike. As you have already said, it was all done and dusted some time ago. Jachin.

  14. 25
    Kronos says:

    Please.. please let it be true and not the nightmare before Christmas

  15. 31
    Vazoline says:

    Will I be the next to be charged?

  16. 34
    Windsor Tripehound says:

    Perhaps he’ll make a miraculous recovery from Alzheimer’s disease?

    • 93
      The Royal Society says:

      Its amazng the extent to which the judicial system has managed to preempt major advances in medical science without the use of vivisection.

  17. 35
    Anonymous says:

    We seem to be seeing a lot of Mrs H at the moment on TV as the most prized of economic experts-part of a deal? If the Huhne’s get away with this the CPS might as well be shut down.What happens to an impotent police force is another question.

    • 45
      Well it's a thought says:

      Plod are impotant because, because the criminal protection services are not removed from political control, just like the judiciary, all three services should be showing 2 fingers to the politicians, that won’t happen as the senior part of these “services” just like the uncivil service have been politicised, after 13 years of Liebour and 30 odd years of the E U SSR , were slowly going down the drain plug and until we get some real political control of our own destiny we are screwed.

    • 73
      Derek Simpson's grace and favour mansion says:

      A Greek economist. Surely mutually exclusive?

  18. 38
    Ordinary Pleb says:

    Two horse race — CPI on Huhne —- IPCC on Duggan

  19. 39
    Well it's a thought says:

    Went into our little town early this morning 01:30hrs to pick up younger son and friend, I thought Father Xmas had been cloned , hundreds of him all peeesed up and looking frozen, forgot it was the local yearly father Xmas crawl around the pubs in the area, plod as usual in attendance but didn’t see any father Xmas’s being thrown in the black maria.

  20. 42
    Green Huhne going down says:

    There’s an interesting little conflict of interest here. Isabel Oakeshott, the lady whose email to and from Mrs. H. are of such interest to the Boys in Blue, is the daughter of Lord (Matthew) Oakeshott. Oakeshott is often described as ‘a close ally’ of the Huhne-monster.

    Huhne has always given the impression that he has nothing to fear from the investigation. Do you think he perhaps knows more about what is in the emails than the police do?

  21. 43
    vicky says:

    I was only following orders

  22. 44
    Ed 'special needs' Millimong says:

    wibble

  23. 47
    tony m says:

    Are the police suggesting that the OPS is not acting consistently ?

  24. 48
    nellnewman says:

    And essex police really expect the discredited CPS to act over this? No chance.

  25. 49
    chinky bear keeper says:

    Arrest Huhne … gag Cable … sent balls to the russian front … happy xmas indeed

  26. 50
    simone says:

    Why can’t the CPS move as quickly regarding Huhne as they did with John Terry?

  27. 51
    SPQR slave says:

    What’s the problem? If he didn’t do it then the jury will find him innocent surely?

  28. 52
    Larry says:
  29. 54
    Frau Merkel says:

    A merry Christmas and a Happy new year to you Engerlanders.

    It will be your last!

  30. 58
    Our own Pixie Lott is far hotter than that French girl says:

    Sexiest video of all time. Fact. And it caused a 574% increase in sales of tissues. Probably.

    • 68
      Close but no cigar says:

      Not bad, but she’s missing sonething. At some points she comes accross like an adolescent practising in the bathroom mirror.

  31. 59
    Judge Dread says:

    Happy Christmas

    • 65
      Silent Bob says:

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

      • 75
        Well it's a thought says:

        May I say yet again Bob, thank you for that wonderful comment, Christmas does bring out the good in people and yet again you have shown us your writing qualities, I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.

      • 92
        John Bartlett and his book of Famous Quotations says:

        “…speak up, and remove all doubt.”

  32. 62
    dr. sipp says:

    when police ask–to press charges—judges arent impressed–thats a problem

  33. 63
    Sinnick says:

    Somebody in the CPS is doing their damndest to to save Christopher Ulysses Norman Thomas Huhne.

    Top people have power and money – plenty of it, and they will use it to continue their priviledged lives at the public expense.

  34. 66
    Billy Bowden is the greatest umpire ever ! says:

    Hmmmmm

    gotta be a catch in this somewhere.

    • 82
      Anonymous says:

      The catch is the ESTABLISHMENT! Do you really think they’ll let one of THEIRS face the courts on criminal charges?

      He’ll be screaming, “I WAS DECLARED INNOCENT!” before the end of January!

      • 84
        Big Ron on D Wing says:

        As long as he doesn’t do it in the cell next to mine and remembers to bring a clean tub of vaseline with him, we’ll get along just fine

  35. 71

    Pundits are reminding viewers that whoever is bottom at Christmas will be relegated in the New year.

    Quite ruined Miliband’s Christmas that news has.

  36. 74
    Perse O'Nally says:

    Many years ago, before the advent of the CPS when police charged people, all there had to be was SOME credible evidence that X had done Y.

    Now, it seems, that there has to be a confession before these timorous buffoons will take someone to court.

    They’ll be wriggling and worming their way out of a decision until they’re pushed into making one.

  37. 81
    Prediction says:

    The Minister for Climate and Wind
    Was thought by the Plod to have sinned.
    But friends from on high
    Believed every lie
    And all charges against him were binned.

  38. 85
    The Atheist Rebublican says:

    As is usual, Ishmael is on the button!

    http://tinyurl.com/7vjwrf5

    • 113
      Anonymous says:

      Kindly stop spamming that fucking drivel.

      Call Me Shit for Brains would be a more apt blog title.

  39. 87
    Andrew says:

    Don’t complain about the delay. He will have spent longer shitting himself about prison than he spends there – win, win, win. I know we will have been paying his salary longer but what the hell, we would have been paying it to some other gobshite instead so who cares?

    Hope she goes down too, she’s as guilty as he is, but I don’t see where the talk of conspiracy is coming from. You can’t have a conspiracy between husband and wife (and nobody else) and they were married at the time.

    • 116
      Perse O'Nally says:

      I think you’ll find that you’re wrong. A wife can not be compelled to give evidence against her husband but a conspiracy is a definite yes.

      • 121
        Andrew says:

        No; by the Criminal Law Act 1977 a conspiracy cannot be charged if the only conspirators are husband-and-wife – considerately extended to civil partners in due course and no doubt to same sex spouses one of these days. It’s a lingering echo of the idea that what married people say to each other is private and should never be the subject of enquiry by outsiders. Used to apply to civil actions for conspiracy too but that was done away with.

        Never mind – there’s enough rope to hang them both. Not even Guido would suggest it literally here – I think – so we will have to content ourselves with the thought of them being banged up. I’m sorry for their cell-mates.

  40. 94
    Teflon Tone says:

    It’s Christmas! Leave poor Huhne alone! If I can lie about WMDs,why can’t he be let off this trivial matter.
    However, if the CPI does decide to shaft him, Cherie will assist in embellishing his story (for a couple of million in used tenners).
    Always ready to help a fellow member of the corrupt political establishment and their bent wives (sorry moderator, I mean’t partners, must be PC now mustn’t we? )

  41. 95
    MAD FRANKIE HADDOCK son of COD says:

    Cutting edge journalism ! straight to the point !

    Dennis Pennis eat your heart out !

  42. 97
    ReefKnot says:

    Curiously, the BBC web site isn’t running with this story. Not at all. Not a peep. But if you go the the UK Politics part there you will find headlined
    “Huhne Criticises Tory Right on EU – Conservative Eurosceptics are pining for a “semi-detached” status for Britain, leaving it with no say in rules about the single market, says Chris Huhne.”

    Typical BBC – if it was a Tory MP in trouble, they would be shouting it from the rooftops.

  43. 98
    Ken Dodd's dad's dead dog says:

    Merry Christmas one and all.

  44. 101
    The Grinch says:

    Bah, humbug.

  45. 103
    Rinka Scott says:

    I trust Hohne was not fornicating with his mistress at the time of the General Election when to all intents and purposes he was a happily married law abiding member of society.

    If I had known about this at the time I most certainly would never have voted for him.

    I feel as if I have been swindled.

    Why I have to pay any form of subsidy for Wind Farms if they are so incredibly green efficient and futuristic is an argument which is completely lost on me.

  46. 105
    Friends in high places says:

    Sky are reporting that the police say they have enough evidence to prosecute but the CPS are dragging their heels.

    Is Keir Starmer a lefty Liberal by any chance?

  47. 106
    Where are Tony Blair's Expenses says:

    All this could be resolved if the Sunday Times just handed over the E mails. If this a**h**le walks it will be down to them and their curious ethical code about protecting their sources.

    • 108
      Green Huhne going down says:

      Or Miss Oakestott leaked them?

    • 110
      Cover Story says:

      Absolutely. That is why the Times has written this article. They are really trying to say that we don’t need to give the Plod the tapes as they have all the evidence they need anyway.

  48. 107
    it's gordons fault says:

    thank you santa

  49. 109
    Mike Hunt says:

    That trougher deserves everything that’s coming to him!

    • 118
      Check Facts First says:

      Unfortunately not a lot – time expired on the speeding offence. Only perverting the course of justice with jilted wife`s word against his. Bet neither have said anything to the police when interviewed – little wonder then CPS are in a bit of a buggers muddle. CPS always go to court on a realistic chance of conviction. They will be damned by the public if they don`t prosecute and laughed out of court if they do. Won`t even go to the jury, you watch.

      • 128
        Bob R says:

        They will have other potential evidence, which presumably what the appeal against the Sunday Times is all about.
        Also, S5(b) Perjury Act 1911 – easier to prove.

        • 131
          Check Facts First says:

          To commit the act of perjury you have got to have had court proceedings of some sort or other. If the Police don`t get their hands on the evidence held by The Times which may add up to diddly squat anyway then this isn`t going anywhere. CPS are really struggling.

  50. 111
    In Soviet Russia says:

    up covers you!

  51. 115
    The Doddering Old Fart says:

    Long Live Queen Victoria Huhne, MP. AC.DC. Defecate and bar. Him very fine fellow.
    Long live Albert Memorial, father of all truth and honesty. Protector of all travellers to the East and Grand father of all drivers who don’t know if they were driving or not or even if they were there at the time. Protector of all liars cheats and thieves.
    Your Honour, “Insufficient evidence,” he cries. ” My Lord, In truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, I cannot reveal the witnesses or their evidence for my wife wont let me.” CASE DISMISSED.
    He will look back and say, ” This was my finest hour.”

  52. 117
    Check Facts First says:

    There is a slight problem with the comments “allegedly,” made by Essex Police. I think The Times has published this more in hope than anything else. Speeding, a summary offence, must have proceedings started i.e. a summons issued no more than 6 months from the date of the offence. So it seems Huhne will never be done for the original offence of speeding and it does really bring into question the integrity of the story as a whole. I think The Times is just stirring the pot.

  53. 119
    Chris Gillibrand says:

    Chris and Vicky are about to have their Adam and Eve moment.

    “And they were both naked: to wit, Huhne and his wife: and were not ashamed.”

    Genesis 2.25 with a small modification to spare Adam’s blushes. Who will Adam and Eve them? When questioned by God after they had taken the forbidden fruit, Adam blamed Eve, for suggesting it in the first place, and she then blamed the serpent. Time both were cast out of the Westminster paradise for such are the consequences of political fall!

  54. 124
    The Doddering Old Fart says:

    I can’t get away,
    To marry Carina today,
    The prison guards,
    Wont let me.

  55. 126
    Cynic says:

    When Santa on Chris came to call
    His presents were set to appall
    Especially from the Queen
    An Arrowed suit coloured Green
    And 2 years in the slammer
    That’s all

  56. 127
    Cynic says:

    As new meat on Landing three
    Hune’s policies just wont set him free
    ‘Big ‘Arrry’s’ harassment
    At critical mass point
    An’ ‘e”ll be buggered by Febuareee

  57. 132
    Waiting... says:

    Mr Huhne is really not poor,
    And assumed he was immune from the Law.
    By taking the points his wife
    Helped save his political life
    …For a while until Plod slammed the door.


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