[Politics] Labour suspend Derek Hatton

[Is it PotG?]

https://news.sky.com/story/former-l...-charged-with-bribery-and-misconduct-13323204

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17qn4ng0gko

Police charge former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and ex-deputy council leader Derek Hatton with bribery​

 

[GT49er]

Practices not uncommon up and down the land, I imagine - people in positions of power take advantage of their power to benefit themselves and friends, often with funny hand-shakes. Still, well done Merseyside police for rooting out some malpractice and presenting a case - but surely with gun crime, knife crime and seriously violent drug wars rife, they've got better things to spend their time on.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Liverpool's Joe Anderson and Derek Hatton charged with bribery

Former city politician Derek Hatton has also been charged after an investigation by Merseyside Police.

www.bbc.co.uk

Tha's quite a list of people charged.

 

[jackalbion]

On a complete separate note, has Derek Hatton been drinking from the fountain of youth? That man is not in a million years 77, he looks a million dollars.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

On a complete separate note, has Derek Hatton been drinking from the fountain of youth? That man is not in a million years 77, he looks a million dollars.

Says picture was taken 7 years ago - but even so........perhaps he spent the (alleged) cash on 'having some work done'

 

[jackalbion]

Says picture was taken 7 years ago - but even so........perhaps he spent the (alleged) cash on 'having some work done'

That bloke isn't a day over 50 in that picture.

 

[jakarta]

Practices not uncommon up and down the land, I imagine - people in positions of power take advantage of their power to benefit themselves and friends, often with funny hand-shakes. Still, well done Merseyside police for rooting out some malpractice and presenting a case - but surely with gun crime, knife crime and seriously violent drug wars rife, they've got better things to spend their time on.

Sorry this rubbish, if you had read Private Eye you will know about Hatton's criminality, far too late to have nicked him IMO

 

[abc]

Sorry this rubbish, if you had read Private Eye you will know about Hatton's criminality, far too late to have nicked him IMO

Someone else quoted private eye as a more or less factual/truthful source on a different thread. I read it from time to time and enjoy its view on the world. I’m genuinely interested as to why you believe it has the factual status you imply

 

[Chicken Run]

On a complete separate note, has Derek Hatton been drinking from the fountain of youth? That man is not in a million years 77, he looks a million dollars.

You mean he’s allegedly earned a million dollars

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

That bloke isn't a day over 50 in that picture.

The real crime here, is that he is 77 and not 50

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Not really, I was what, 9 - 13 yrs old when they had hold of Liverpool council. I remember Hatton, mainly because I'd never seen my Dad hate someone so much.

I share your father's dislike of this brainless gobsh1te who did so much to keep Thatcher in power. Him and the other deluded insurrectionist Scargill.

 

[Weststander]

Practices not uncommon up and down the land, I imagine - people in positions of power take advantage of their power to benefit themselves and friends, often with funny hand-shakes. Still, well done Merseyside police for rooting out some malpractice and presenting a case - but surely with gun crime, knife crime and seriously violent drug wars rife, they've got better things to spend their time on.

Very common. I was made aware of the procurement head of a large uni in SE England, who over many years always ended up awarding construction and facilities contracts to the same largish construction company. Eventually it was found to be due to corruption, he'd received £100k's in backhanders.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

https://news.sky.com/story/former-l...-charged-with-bribery-and-misconduct-13323204

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17qn4ng0gko

Police charge former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and ex-deputy council leader Derek Hatton with bribery​

I had to work with some of those - lovely people. I always found them intelligent, kind, generous, considerate, polite, and always helpful.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

On a complete separate note, has Derek Hatton been drinking from the fountain of youth? That man is not in a million years 77, he looks a million dollars.

He uses Joan Collins' surgeon.

 

[A1X]

You mean he’s allegedly earned a million dollars

 

[Cesar Chavez]

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