Manor Residents Tribunal: 'I've Nothing To Resign For'

[Wilton]

Its more like utter contempt for the electorate.

The things that old tory said were unpleasant, but 'could' have been taken out of context, yet he stepped down.

In Hartlepool we have three councillors involved with a charity found guilty of something illegal and immoral. Mistakes can and are made, but mistakes rarely land people in court, and whether its a mistake or a deliberate act most decent people apologise for wronging others and accept punishment with a bit of dignity.

[fred c]

Apologise & Dignity aren`t in the vocabulary of some members of "The Mob"...on the other hand........ Selfish, Underhand, Immoral, Unscrupulous, Dispicable & Hypocritical come to mind.

[rabbit]

There aren`t many criminal prosecutions for not paying the minimum wage.

It seems as though it is too labour intensive.

see http://fullfact.org/factchecks/national_minimum_wage_care_workers_british_migrants_romania_bulgaria-28807

quote from that source:

The Low Pay Commission itself notes in its most recent report:

"Prosecuting any employer is resource intensive. It involves gathering evidence, preparing a case, and seeing it through to final prosecution. It is right that prosecutions will not be appropriate in the majority of cases of non-compliance."

Instead, the previous Government brought in a system of penalties in 2008 so that exploited workers could claim arrears and employers would face penalties. In the 2010/11 financial year, 937 cases saw a penalty imposed, totalling over £560,000.: