Guido Fawkes
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009
Sunday Sleaze
Baroness Scotland is being investigated by the Bar Standards Board, the barristers’ watchdog, reports the Mail on Sunday. She is accused of bringing the profession into disrepute. A quick run down the charge sheet for those who have forgotten: she broke employment laws by not providing payslips or paying all the taxes due at the time, she provided no written contract of employment and effectively paid her housekeeper cash in hand. She was fined £5,000 for breaking the laws she herself introduced that were designed to punish unscrupulous employers from hiring illegal immigrants. She has hardly enhanced the reputation of the Bar has she? cont
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