[Seeker8]

In a ludicrous statement, the Crown Prosecution Service argues that Conservative Party agents and candidates did not dishonestly submit false returns – because the Conservative Party told them it was legal.

That really is what the decision says. I quote:

“However, it is clear agents were told by Conservative Party headquarters that the costs were part of the national campaign and it would not be possible to prove any agent acted knowingly or dishonestly. Therefore we have concluded it is not in the public interest to charge anyone referred to us with this offence.”

So the Conservative Party broke electoral law, that is not in question and they have been fined for it by the Electoral Commission. But no individual may be prosecuted because Conservative Party HQ told them to do it? Their defence was that they are collectively all crooks, and this was accepted by the “independent” Crown Prosecution Service?

On top of which, the Crown Prosecution Service also colludes with the Tory Party by repeating the lie the Tories have assiduously spread that the allegations only related to the “Battlebus”. Of course for generations every Party Leader has campaigned from a “Battlebus”, singular, and the public are familiar with it. The Tory meme then goes everyone does that, why is it illegal?

In fact this was about something much bigger. Not one bus, but scores of buses, bussing activists and campaign directors in to marginal seats where they were also in paid for accommodation. The CPS statement refers to no allegations at all except a “Battlebus”, singular. By repeating this Tory lie in presenting the issue, the Crown Prosecution Service prove beyond any doubt that they are directly in collusion with the Tory Party.

The BBC is also helping the Tories get away with being scrutinised by cancelling a leaders debate because Theresa May is refusing to debate anyone. It's one big establishment stitch up.

I think someone should invade us to bring us some democracy.

[Hong Wu]

Sounds eerily similar to how/why Hillary Clinton, Anthony Weiner etc. were not charged in the US.

[SolarCross]

Meh, politics as usual.

[Beren]

Theresa May is refusing to debate anyone.

She's like Hungarian PM Orbán then. Is illiberal democracy on its way in Britain?

[Seeker8]

Are your press a bunch of spineless cunts too?

BBC don't want to embarrass the prime minister by going ahead with the debate without her. WTF.

[Beren]

Are your press a bunch of spineless cunts too?

BBC don't want to embarrass the prime minister by going ahead with the debate without her. WTF.

Our "BBC" is under governmental control totally.

Corbyn said that he wouldn't take part in the debates without May, didn't he?

[Prosthetic Conscience]

By the CPS's argument, they ought to be prosecuting the people who worked in Conservative Party headquarters who did know they were illegally passing off local expenditure as 'national'. So, shut down the Tory HQ while they sort out who was responsible.

[demima]

In other news, water is wet. I really didn't expect the CPS would carry out any prosecutions. All about protecting the establishment. I now know that 'ignorance of the law' is a suitable defence. Good to know.

[Seeker8]

Yes Beren, Corbyn said that. The BBC should have empty-chaired both of them. I think ITV are going to.

[Seeker8]

[Decky]

What else did people expect? The Tories are above the law, the justice system only exists to fuck over the poor, the rich do what they like. It isn't as if this is even news. Why do you think the Tories have been the most successful party for gaining power in the history of this country?

[noemon]

[Beren]

The Brits excelled at screwing others all around the world, now it's time to screw themselves it seems, and it looks like they will excel at it too. In my opinion the whole Brexit story is about shifting British society as much to the right as possible, which geopolitically means pushing it as much far from the EU and as much close to the US as possible, while the US is screwing itself too.

Oh, and the British left will be fucked so super fucking hard that Corbyn will feel the pain in his arse personally.

[MememyselfandIJK]

That's what fascists always do: Apear as a "sane" right-wing party to the general public, then rig everything they can get away with. The Nazis did it. The Republicans (probably) did it, now its the Tories.

[Decky]

The Tories are not fascists.

[Beren]

Sure, Pinochet could rather be their idol. Republicans are the same.