Tessa Jowell

[johnny_t]

OK, so I don't know the ins and outs, and she is supposedly going to be cleared by the Parliamentary Secretary any mintue now, but here's my twopenn'orth.

1) Her husband's business affairs seem really dodgy. He even admits in some of his letters that he got this money from Berlusconi as a bribe, but seems to have changed his story about 4 times. At the very least its one more example of a member of what is meant to be a socialist government (stop that snickering) with their noses deeply in the trough

2) Her excuse that she's just a girl and doesn't ask her husband about money matters really bugs me. This seems like another example of ministers thinking we are stupid when they try and weasel out of things. I might ask my wife to sign things occasionally, but I always explain them, and I'm sure she would query where any odd £300k had just popped up from.

I was watching telly last night and it was talking about Tory Sleaze. Seems quite quaint now that David Mellor felt he had to resign 'cos he had an affair with an actress. Sure Tessa will hang on for a week or two, but now the press have smelt blood they will sink her in a week or two....

 

[hermes]

I agree, it sounds too blatant for her to be able to gloss over it. It looks like the press and others are digging deep (no surprise there then) and I bet she can't even hang on for 2 weeks. They do say that power corrupts and I think that the sleaze factor is now entrenched in the New Labour psyche. Time for a change if you ask me.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Politicians, like nappies, should be changed frequently.

And for the same reason.

 

[Moz]

New Labour ... Scum

let those muslims bring this Shari Law in instead ,lol

 

[JohnD]

I was amused to hear on the BBC just now that the Inland Revenue had declared that crooked hubby had to pay tax on his £300,000 bribe!

However Tessa has (for the moment) got away with claiming that she didn't know.

 

[johnny_t]

Yes - Appears that sticking your fingers in you ears whilst singing 'la-la-la-can't hear you' is now a valid defence.....

 

[JohnD]

she hasn't proved she didn't know - she just says she didn't know.

After all, who among us could be sure they'd notice if £300,000 turned up in the bank unexpectedly?