Mr Justice Saunders just sentenced the former Labour MP for Bury, David Chaytor, to eighteen months at Her Majesty’s pleasure after pleading guilty to three counts of false accounting, or stealing £18,000 from the taxpayer, under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968.

Jerusalem! Halleujah!

And did these men in recent time
thieve upon England’s voters green?

And was Lord Hanningfield
to fiddle his expenses seen?

And did the hand of Jim Devine
reach out into our barren tills?

And was Chaytor’s thieving clear
among those damned redacted bills?

Bring me the truth of Morley’s gold!
Bring me the means to trounce a liar!

Bring me my constitutional rights! Evidence, unfold!
Bring me a prosecutor of fire!

I will not cease from contumation
nor shall my pen sleep in my hand,

Till we have jailed the thieving scum
from Parliament’s accursed land.

Michael January 8, 2011 at 00:22

On the whole I’d have prefered to have had honourable politicians than the
the pleasure of seeing rotten ones sent down.

Dick the Prick
January 7, 2011 at 20:14

But but but theeenk of his poor daughter who has to pay her own rent! Hee
hee.

Andrew P Withers
January 7, 2011 at 18:31

The silence from the leftish members of the twitterati has been deafening.
I am currently reading Chris Mullin’s memoirs ‘Downfall’

The Parliamentary Labour Party knew over six years ago that ‘New Labour’
MP’s were not interested in the people that put them in Parliament, were
corrupt,venal and would follow the Party line no matter how insane.

Chaytor et Al are but small fry thrown to the wolves to keep us happy,
Chaytor’s £18 000 pales into insignificance alongside the activities of
Mandelson and Blair.

If Blair was arraigned for Iraq, only then would I be convinced that
Parliament was serious about reforming itself.

JuliaM January 7,
2011 at 17:51

It’s still only a month per £1000, and we KNOW he won’t serve it all
*gloom*

lenko
January 7, 2011 at 17:57

And there’s still the horrid prospect of his memoirs to come, plus a
possible TV mini-series called “My Prison Torment” or some such.

Gildas theMonk
January 7, 2011 at 17:30

I have always said that he was a conviction politician!

Gildas theMonk
January 7, 2011 at 18:25

Ps sorry for the double post. I thought my 1st attempt had vanished into
the ether

davidb January 7, 2011 at 21:36

Ha ha ha ha.

Gildas theMonk
January 7, 2011 at 17:28

David Chaytor: conviction politician.

lenko January 7, 2011 at 17:26

My sense in British justice is (almost) restored. Now to see how the other
wriggling little bastards fare.

Elliott Morley should be next up in the dock. He’s had his time in the dock
postponed and postponed, and I suspect that there is a super-injunction in
force, as not a single word in the media has appeared about the new trial
date.

Obviously, I have no idea whether he’s guilty as charged or not. And
neither have you.

Richard B January
7, 2011 at 16:58

He’ll be out before too long, but the point has been made, and his career
ruined, and that’s cause for celebration. When they brought in the offence of
Corporate Manslaughter, there was a huge amount of concern and activity in
boardrooms up and down the land. Perhaps this will do the same for MPs’ sense
of self-preservation.

JuliaM January
7, 2011 at 17:52

“…but the point has been made, and his career ruined…”

Has it though? Look at Jeffrey Archer, Mellor, good god, even that
ghastly piece of walking excrement Prescott is now coining it hand over fist
with TV ad money!

Sue Marsh January
7, 2011 at 16:52

How on earth did I not know about your site until now???

Even spookier considering the above, here’s what I wrote for my own site on
Tuesday, to coincide with the 38 Degree campaign portraying George Osborne as
the Artful Dodger:

“Would you stuff the poor?
Anything!
Change protection
laws?
Anything!
Slam shut every door?
Anything
If they ask for
more?
I’d let em starve…..

I’d do anything,
For rich, pals, anything
Yes I’d do
Anything..
Anything?

Anything for Blue.”

I love a good musical, perhaps we will be the new Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Rice and Lord Webber? Lol.

Gildas theMonk
January 7, 2011 at 17:28

Nice one and welcome!

Anna
Raccoon January 7, 2011 at 17:58

An interesting site Sue, I’ve put it on my reading list.

Sue Marsh January 9, 2011 at 20:43

Anna – I have this thing about my site encouraging laydeez to talk
about politics, so obviously, you’re on my site now too.
Thanks for
linking to Coalition Stew too, lol.

Anna
Raccoon January 9, 2011 at
20:47

A woman after my own heart – that was the inspiration for this site
too.

Gloria Smudd
January 7, 2011 at 20:26

If you need a fat lady to sing, I’m yer lass.

And I have the range of Ethel Merman with the volume of Peggy Mount.

Dick
Puddlecote January 7, 2011 at 16:38

Nice choice of song to paraphrase, Anna.

A good day. I haven’t punched the air whilst driving for quite a while.

Dioclese January
7, 2011 at 16:28

Serves the thieving bastard right. I think I’ll ask Old Nick to set him up
for a good burning!!

Nice lyrics…

Pete January 7, 2011 at 15:28

If he does only end up serving a few weeks I’m sure the weightlifting
inmates will still be getting the Vaseline ready.
On second thoughts he’s
slippery enough without any of that.

Caedmon’s
Cat January 7, 2011 at 15:21

Gaudeamus igitur
Now,
about the remaining 646..

SadButMadLad January 7, 2011 at 15:05

18 months becomes 9 months becomes 3 months for good behaviour becomes bail
while he appeals. So he might actually serve a week in jail.

Anna
Raccoon January 7, 2011 at 15:05

Don’t depress me while I’m celebrating…….

The Penguin January 7, 2011 at 15:02

Not nearly long enough. After wriggling and wriggling he only pleaded
guilty to cop the least possible sentence and to avoid his daughter having to
either perjure herself or admit to being in it up to her neck. Conspiracy to
defraud.
I sincerely hope that the other inmates manage to serve up some
rough justice for this shameless scrote.

The
Penguin