Sunday, February 18, 2007
UK Attorney General Goldsmith admits "doing a John Major"
The government's highest-ranking lawyer admitted last night that he had an affair with the UK's leading Asian barrister, supposed ly ending about 2 years ago. Asked to give tips for success to young female lawyers, the 10 years younger barrister once said: "Networking is incredibly important." According to the London Times, her highest profile case was the prosecution of a man accused of stealing Victoria Beckham’s underwear.
It was claimed that claimed the relationship had a negative impact on £108,000 a year plus perks Goldsmith’s ministerial duties. “He used to disappear off the radar for hours at a time. People just couldn’t get hold of him,” the legal source said.
Lord Goldsmith, who apparently still lives with his wealthy wife, has always denied that he originally believed the Iraq war was not legal but that he had been forced to change his mind under pressure from Downing Street. He only offered advice that it was legal in the teeth of many claims to the contrary and a protest movement which saw at least one million demonstrators on the streets of London. The details were hidden for years and perhaps altered like the dodgy dossier. The Attorney General also attracted criticism after making the announcement, in the House of Lords, that the Serious Fraud Office was dropping a major corruption probe into BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence company, and the Saudi royal family. Well we all know what everyone else thinks of all that.
Details of the affair came after Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald was revealed to have had an affair with barrister Kirsty Brimelow last week. As the head of the state's prosecution service, a relationship with a barrister who regularly practises in the Crown Courts could lead to accusations that Sir Ken risks compromising his professional position. Brimelow defends rapists, people on "death row" etc. It seems MacDonald has never prosecuted, bizarre. No wonder there are so many guns around and kids have to do prison time.
Supporters of the Chancellor have suggested that the peer could be replaced by Harriet Harman, the constitutional affairs minister and a long-time supporter of Mr Brown. Well Harman could hardly be worse, one hopes. At least she has a constituency (Packham or Peckham) that seems to demand street respect so she may watch her step in case she has to go near it.
IMO: There are some people who should be taken off the streets, some say, and doubtless the late Ulrike Marie Meinhof would have shared those sentiments.
It was claimed that claimed the relationship had a negative impact on £108,000 a year plus perks Goldsmith’s ministerial duties. “He used to disappear off the radar for hours at a time. People just couldn’t get hold of him,” the legal source said.
Lord Goldsmith, who apparently still lives with his wealthy wife, has always denied that he originally believed the Iraq war was not legal but that he had been forced to change his mind under pressure from Downing Street. He only offered advice that it was legal in the teeth of many claims to the contrary and a protest movement which saw at least one million demonstrators on the streets of London. The details were hidden for years and perhaps altered like the dodgy dossier. The Attorney General also attracted criticism after making the announcement, in the House of Lords, that the Serious Fraud Office was dropping a major corruption probe into BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence company, and the Saudi royal family. Well we all know what everyone else thinks of all that.
Details of the affair came after Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald was revealed to have had an affair with barrister Kirsty Brimelow last week. As the head of the state's prosecution service, a relationship with a barrister who regularly practises in the Crown Courts could lead to accusations that Sir Ken risks compromising his professional position. Brimelow defends rapists, people on "death row" etc. It seems MacDonald has never prosecuted, bizarre. No wonder there are so many guns around and kids have to do prison time.
Supporters of the Chancellor have suggested that the peer could be replaced by Harriet Harman, the constitutional affairs minister and a long-time supporter of Mr Brown. Well Harman could hardly be worse, one hopes. At least she has a constituency (Packham or Peckham) that seems to demand street respect so she may watch her step in case she has to go near it.
IMO: There are some people who should be taken off the streets, some say, and doubtless the late Ulrike Marie Meinhof would have shared those sentiments.
# posted by uv : 4:40 AM
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