Crime doesn't pay?

[Workingman]

It does if you are a former Minister of the Crown and convicted criminal.

Chris Hune is rather politely described as "disgraced" and "shamed" in the news reports that he is to be paid £100,000 for his two-day-a-week stint as a "manager" for US firm Zilkha Biomass.

His employment has been approved by the Advisory Commission on Business Appointments, despite him being a former Energy Secretary and having access to privileged Government information.

The committee says that he had not been involved "in the development of policy, award of grants or regulatory work" that might have affected the company.

So what? He is a criminal. Any Joe or Josephine wouldn't get past initial CRB checks, but then normal rules do not apply to those with contacts. He is very lucky that his electronic tag hasn't set off any alarms.

[cromwell]

Disgusting. What puzzles me ia that Chris Huhne has established his own reputation for lying - why would any firm with any pretensions in the way of honesty want to employ him?

[TheOstrich]

And of course this comes on the back of the proposals to import biomass pellets from the USA to feed Drax power station, etc ........

If it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, then it is a rat ......

[cromwell]

And of course this comes on the back of the proposals to import biomass pellets from the USA to feed Drax power station, etc ........

Oh, NOW I see!

[Workingman]

But, but they say he had no dealings with the company when he was Minister..... and I'm the tooth fairy.

Multi-billion pound deals stretching years ahead are not signed, sealed and delivered in a matter of months.

[KateLMead]

Show me an MP who is not crooked! Harman
who was so anti betting shops has stopped her fight to have them banned
Due to the fact her son has been given a top position in a betting company!