Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Relief
As one whose voluntary efforts are under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice, I feel small but welcome relief that the MoJ will not now tout its services to the draconian Saudi authorities. The Justice ministry has already raised cash collection up its list of objectives, but this was a step too far.
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Could you actually manage to congratulate Gove?
ReplyDeleteI can't see an issue. If any part of our system of justice can be followed somewhere else, especially in a place as mediaeval as Saudi Arabia when it comes to forms of punishment, and we can be paid to boot, go for it.
ReplyDeleteThere is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth than over nine and ninety that are just.
ReplyDeletebut it wasn't Gove's plan was it, so he had nothing to repent..... better to have and use two eyes than wear blinkers.
DeleteHas Chris Grayling repented then?
DeleteCan Saudi Arabians even pronounce the MOJ's name in full? Afterall, "Justice" does not exist in their language ;)
ReplyDeleteSince Justice is a central theme in the Qu'ran (or so Wikipedia tells me), the word Justice must exist in Arabic. I think the transliteration is "adl".
DeleteI'm with BS on this, and even have to hand it to Michael Gove (hiss, boo). He at least is not trying to position himself in the leadership succession battle, and he gave a firm friend's frank assessment to his mate Dave (whose own instincts probably revolted against the barely defensible contract anyway). But throw in the wine-making multiple cancer surviving grandad facing 350 lashes following 15 months in prison (of a 12 month sentence...), and Corbyn's astute nailing of the ethical issues around the contract to the PMQ mast last week, and it became a no brainier for our Dave. He nevertheless needed his modern day Rasputin to whisper this truth in his ear so that he acted before PMQs tomorrow...
ReplyDeleteWhat??
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