Huhne,8 months.

[Leekbrookgull]

Your take on it ?

 

[Biscuit]

It seems well deserved and appropriate to me.

 

[happypig]

Pryce got the same. Sounds quite lenient to me, others have got 12-18 months for similar.
Bear in mind that they will only do half that so will be out in July.

 

[clippedgull]

She's got the same. Both going to open prisons out in 2/3 months with tags according to sky news crime reporter. At least they got some jail time.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Pryce got the same. Sounds quite lenient to me, others have got 12-18 months for similar.
Bear in mind that they will only do half that so will be out in July.

She must be gutted going to gaol just to get revenge on him

 

[papajaff]

Glad they got custodial sentences. Perverting the course of justice is a bad one and they had to hand down custodial sentences as a deterrent. Some poxy politicians think they are above the law.

Was hoping for longer but guessed 8 months.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Huhne got a 10% discount off the sentence for pleading

Both will also hopefully get to pay the costs of the case which are pretty hefty.

Incredible to think he could have been party leader and the deputy prime minister. What a mess.

Did i read he lost his licence about 4 months later anyway.

 

[banjo]

Good but will be out in 4 probably.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Did i read he lost his licence about 4 months later anyway.

You did. What a spiv.

 

[Sausage]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

You did. What a spiv.

Says a lot about the man

 

[el punal]

Your take on it ?

He tripped the ref?

 

[Simster]

Arrogant twunt, glad he got sent down.

 

[catfish]

It took a long time but he got his comeuppance in the end.

 

[owenthemonkey]

don't see the massive deal with it compared to some crimes, think jail is a bit harsh

 

[Weststander]

Glad they got custodial sentences. Perverting the course of justice is a bad one and they had to hand down custodial sentences as a deterrent. Some poxy politicians think they are above the law.

Was hoping for longer but guessed 8 months.

Exactly.

Without this, there would little deterrent to lying and altering evidence in criminal proceedings.

This is also a good example of a level playing field. Their connections, money and status, did not get them off the hook or a lighter sentence than anyone else would have got.
Good day for the UK Justice System.

 

[Kumquat]

She must be gutted going to gaol just to get revenge on him

Replace the word gutted with stupid and I agree. Unbelieveably naive for someone in that position when you see the correspondence between her and the Sunday Times.

Personally I think the sentence is about right although I would also like it to include a public apology from both of them and some sort of explanation as to how they are going to redeem themselves. They have shown no remorse for completely lying (forget the charge itself which is commonplace) about what they did and shown every sign of thinking that they were above the law. And if it didn't cost the taxpayer more money i'd like them to be kept in there until they make a public apology that is genuinely credible. Both utter scumbags in my opinion and they represent exactly what is wrong about politicians, every bit as much as the expenses scandal.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

don't see the massive deal with it compared to some crimes, think jail is a bit harsh

Agree, typical NSC hang the B***ard thread, i think some on here are vicars and the rest are virgins.

 

[Dusty_Fryer]

I just think it's nice that they're doing something together for a change.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

He'd only have to do 5 months if he got his missus to do 3 for him