"Turning to Huhne the judge remarked that he had “fallen from a great height’ and that he was ‘somewhat- but not greatly in my view-more culpable” than his ex-wife. He had stronger words for his ex-wife."

Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action Yes. There are some occasions when pleading guilty is the only...

"You had wondered whether you would disappear behind it. You told yourself you wouldn’t. But you had been lying to yourself and now you would pay the price for that deception too"

"But in 95% of hit and run cases, there is no injury caused to anyone else, and jail is highly unlikely, especially for first time offenders"

"His rule/whim was simple, and brutal: if you were convicted of drink driving in his court, you went to prison. First offence? It made no difference. The result? Everyone pleaded not guilty. Even where the evidence was insurmountable. Why? Because a guilty plea meant an automatic jail sentence"