Chris Huhne sentenced to 8 MONTHS imprisonment

It does relate to the original offence. The maximum sentence for perverting the course of justice is life imprisonment.

I'm sure he'll get the same hard sort of prison time that Jeffery Archer got.

I'm sure he'll get the same hard sort of prison time that Jeffery Archer got.

The original offence was speeding.

Three Diaries and a Novel then?

Didn't Archer go out for a curry on Sundays with the prison warders and have his own valet?

The original offence was speeding.

Do you think he'll collaborate with Vicky Pryce on the books? On second thoughts, maybe not.

And played cricket as well didn't he?

Yes, but if you say that people should only get punished for the original offence rather than the cover up then what is the deterrant to trying to cover crimes up? Then people may as well have a go covering up crimes for themselves and others, if there are no consequences for this.

Perverting the course of justice is a serious crime and as they have been found guilty of this then it makes sense they are punished for this rather than the speeding. And it is in proportion to the crime, if they had perverted the course of justice regarding a more serious crime then they would have received a longer sentence.

And you also seem to be defending him regarding the speeding. He had 9 points on his licence and was travelling quite a way over the speed limit. The fact he did this shows he didn't really give a damn, most people would be more careful if they got any points on their licence.

Yes, but if you say that people should only get punished for the original offence rather than the cover up then what is the deterrant to trying to cover crimes up? Then people may as well have a go covering up crimes for themselves and others, if there are no consequences for this.

Perverting the course of justice is a serious crime and as they have been found guilty of this then it makes sense they are punished for this rather than the speeding. And it is in proportion to the crime, if they had perverted the course of justice regarding a more serious crime then they would have received a longer sentence.

And you also seem to be defending him regarding the speeding. He had 9 points on his licence and was travelling quite a way over the speed limit. The fact he did this shows he didn't really give a damn, most people would be more careful if they got any points on their licence.

I agree your point. He was a bit stupid, but he would still have had to pay his wife's fine. Prison was a bit harsh. A longer ban and heavier fine would have been more appropriate. Avoiding points was not causing any danger to anyone.

I agree, it's way over the top. Can't think why this has happened for any other reason than the CPS were determined to make an example of some highups, for the encouragement of lesser mortals. Or (perish the thought) someone high up in the structure saw it as a great opportunity to pee on a leading LibDem politician from a great height?

I agree your point. He was a bit stupid, but he would still have had to pay his wife's fine. Prison was a bit harsh. A longer ban and heavier fine would have been more appropriate. Avoiding points was not causing any danger to anyone.

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about that! And didn't he have someone writing his books for him too? (That last bit was clearly intended as ironic humour, but only just.)

I feel really sorry for their son in all of this.

I've actually read one of his books, it was about the attempt by Mallory and Irvine to climb Mount Everest. It was very interesting.

God, yeah, he seems to be in a truly awful position. What parents as well, laying into each other like a pair of injured tigers.

He will be out in four months and if he ever wants to, he will be able to run for Parliament again because he was sentenced to less than a year in prison

He could be out in 2 months. It's unlikely he'll want to be an MP again and even more unlikely he'd get elected. However, I wouldn't bet against him being back in Parliament. I could see him as a Lib Dem peer in the House of Lords in a few years. Lord Huhne of Eastleigh in the County of Hampshire.