Alexander - have you come across a way to, at a European level, force a national government to enforce it's own law? It is clear from both the 06/07 BTPhorm trials that they were committing at least 18000 individual criminal offences. We see from the lack of reaction that our "political masters" simply want this to go away.
After all when you have "friends" (read: senior party members) on the (BT) board and your personal portfolio could take a severe hit why would you care?
I can just see it now - HMG decides to prosecute but in the week running up to the announcement (BT) shares are dumped faster than we can follow. My understanding of the EU is that we have recourse and even if a "ministers" portfolio takes precedent in the UK, the EU could deal with them for us.
A little bit like corrupt politicians in a US city being hit by the federal government really.
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It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice; ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government; ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell
your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas betray your God for a few pieces of money.
Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess? Ye have no more religion than my horse; gold is your God; which of you have not barter'd your conscience for bribes? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth?
Ye sordid prostitutes have you not defil'd this sacred place, and turn'd the Lord's temple into a den of thieves, by your immoral principles and wicked practices? Ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation; you were deputed here by the people to get grievances redress'd, are yourselves gone! So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors. In the name of God, go!
OC - 20 April 1653
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