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Take it off the leash?

It's not dead, its just resting..

To save others digging back I assume you are referring to this: http://thestory.ie/2011/08/03/harry-redknapp-tax-evasion-and-mandarics-offshore-account/

Meanwhile back at the currency laundrette/takeover/crime scene.... Any news on the various court cases? I assume if they had all got off scott free it would be in the news?

More from the guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/24/andy-coulson-news-international-payments

Did you bother to read the tread? Coulson was paid under a compromise agreement because he left in a manner that could leave NI open to being pursued through the courts for wrongful dismissal had he otherwise been sacked. Tom Baldwin left under no cloud whatsoever. Plus most people do not start drawing their pension till they are no longer employed by anyone so I fail to see any conflict of interest between Baldwin having a pension from a previous employer he is not drawing from and his current job.

Sorry, what are you on about? This is not to do with having an NI pension it is about the manner that coulson left and the extra money he obtained as part of that. I don't think there is any indication that Tom Baldwin has obtained any extra money from NI since he left.

So you reckon that if Watson had phrased his question to include the money under the compromise agreement that Coulson would not have said 'No'?

I wonder if he remembered to tell the people in charge of his salary at the conservative party about the company car that NI were still paying for? Would not want his tax code to be wrong would he?

I am seriously impressed if coulson was able to think through the different concepts of income vs his compromise agreement settlement between being asked the question and him saying 'No'. From what I remember of seeing the session the answer was fairly instantaneous.

I disagree. Yes I am happy that if he said "I can't comment on that for legal reasons", that fine. But knowing the answer is 'yes but under a NDA' and saying 'No' is lying in my books.

I think the thing about the NDA's is that it does not just give you the freedom to lie. If someone asked him 'are you still receiving money from NI' and he said 'I can't comment on that for legal reasons' then he is telling the truth. If there is an NDA (which as with others I am sure there probably was) then you can't say just say 'No' if the correct answer is 'yes but under an NDA' as that's flat out lying and nothing to do with the NDA. (That's the problem with these NDA's, though they are supposed to be known only to the parties involved not being able to make a definitive 'yes/no' statement to this sort of question is a sure fire give away that A) the answer is probably yes and B) they are under a NDA about it)

I know from experience (though not legally allowed to go into details) that a compromise agreement is basically the company paying you extra and you agree not to sue them for wrongful dismissal and the like. Given his situation I suspect that the agreement was legit (i.e. he could well have had a good case saying that people above him knew about it before and did nothing then) but the odd part is that it was paid in instalments so it overlapped with his employment by cameron.

It's not fair. In right wing elite you can just bribe your way up the levels.

He's right. Look at this white person who has been given a lot of coverage on the BBC in the past.

You are so wrong. But then I am fairly sure you are not as you appear either.

Oh sorry, I forgot the right wing elite don't steal laptops from companies they use dodgy financial practices to steal money from pension funds and cause global financial crises so they can buy a new laptop, car, house, jet, etc. My mistake.

Mmm.... Dune acquires a laptop just after all the looting..... Sure it was refurbished not liberated??

Could someone tell me how to become part of the liberal elite? I have been trying for ages and can't get to elite level (old bbc micro joke).

Always so annoying to turn up and find someone else dressed exactly the same as you are! ... or ... Sorry we have not cleaned since avram left but this antibacterial alcohol hand gel should stop you catching anything too nasty

So why was he not on the bench for the Barnet match then?

Do you have a youth team where any of the players are considered good enough to play in the first team? If not then not much talent in your youth team then, if yes then why are they not filling the bench?

I believe the deal is regular payments but that Steve Jobs owns your soul for eternity...

That assumes enough of their politicians act logically and given the influence on all this by the tea party that's not necessarily the case. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/31/us-debt-congress-tea-party

It's between him leaving and the lesser Murdoch being arrested as favorites for the next action.