Lord Browne’s resignation |
 All pretty trivial but perjury is perjury, it's the lie under oath that's the problem, not the lie," blogs Tim Worstall about the resignation of BP Chief Executive John Browne. "Still a sad end to a career." While we're on the perjury bit, the White Collar Crime Prof Blog wonders whether Browne will be prosecuted. "His explanation for making the false statement does not negate the intent for perjury, because a violation is based on knowledge of the falsity of the statement, not that the witness had a good explanation for it." Not sure if that's a yes or a no... |
Meanwhile, there's plenty of support for Browne's actions. "This sordid tale shows clearly that Britain is not the tolerant place that some would have us believe," writes Bill on his Comment Page. Fully acknowledging the "serious offence" of lying in court, Bill finds the "cant and hypocrisy surrounding reactions to the revelations... stomach-churning." And more from Anticant's Arena: "It would seem that even powerful figures like Lord Browne still feel obliged to dance to the hypocritical tune of the red-top press, whose warped attitude to sex is a disgrace." The thing that he finds strange is that Browne thought it "too disreputable to admit that you met through a gay chatline" but picking someone up in Battersea Park is "perfectly OK". There are some blogging explanations as to why Browne lied. "It's understandable Lord |
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