Uhm WHAT did the Minister of Jutice* just say on national news

[snesgirl]

“It might be enforceable in a court of law, but it’s not enforceable in the court of public opinion, and that’s where the government steps in.”

uhm WHAT?

To put the comment in context, what the Minister of Justice was referring to, is the current situation where a Royal Bank of Scotland CEO is going to take early retirement, (at 50) and his contract

Comments

[nesf]

There's no rule like angry mob rule.

[ephemera]

yes, that left me boggling and somewhat alarmed as well. It's not like I *want* to be paying the guy's turbo pension out of my tax money, but I *really* don't like that sentence!

[kristaolmstead]

Hello Snesgirl. Is the Minister saying he disagreed with the pension pay out? Or agreed with it?

two points:

[snesgirl]

1 ) The MInister in question is female
2 ) The Minister is saying that they disagree with the pension payout agreement, and in essence will circumnavigate the law to prevent it.

Disagreeing a thing is valid, retro-actively changing law to prevent (or infact choosing to *ignore* current law) is not.

I am *deeply* worried at living in a country where those in power can even say something like this and not get challeneged by the general media. The Law isn't a thing of a convinence, it cannot work that way, the same laws have to apply to everyone.

Fudging contract law could have all sorts of unforseen spiralling consequences...