Honours Probe: Advisor Escapes Charge from
Sky News
There is "insufficient evidence" to charge former Government advisor Des Smith over the cash-for-honours inquiry, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. Mr Smith, who was the first person to be arrested by investigating officers last April, had always denied any wrongdoing?
Any views on this?
2007-02-06 04:09:38 · 5 answers · asked by spamalot 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
hum, well i don't understand it all, all boring government crap to me
2007-02-06 04:12:11 · answer #1 · answered by Keira 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't live in the UK anymore so I have to admit I only have a passing interest in the news. I have to admit though I can't help thinking I must have completely missed the point of this situation. My understanding is that it is within the power of the primeminister to bestow honours on people who have supported the party. How else do you support a political party except to donate money? I'm assuming it must have been handled inappropriately or the police wouldn't be involved but I don't actually see this issue here. What's the difference between a devote labour party member making a large donation of the betterment of the party and getting rewarded and somebody offering a couple of million to become Lord Duffus. The moment Tony Blair introduced university top up fees I knew he wasn't a labour priminister at all so anyway but I don't have a problem with him selling peerages if he wants to.
2007-02-06 04:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be a surprise if anyone is ever charged frankly. Anyway, what's the fuss? Buying a peerage is only the same as being a heridetary peer - somewhere along the line, the monarchy gave them a peerage either for services rendered or for fighting some war or other. Surely plod should be out catching motorists? They're much easier to deal with and they don't answer back - usually.
2007-02-06 04:19:27 · answer #3 · answered by michael w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not familiar with the story at all, as I am an American, and do not closely follow the internal politics of countries other than my own. However, when I read the phrase "insufficient evidence" I laughed and realized that governments really are the same everywhere.
2007-02-06 04:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sickening.
2007-02-06 04:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by Charles R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋