I have to agree with you that Hain is a self serving cunt, always has been. It would have been fair enough if he had waited until the High Court had ruled as to whether this NDA was appropriate in these circumstances,( which it clearly wasnāt, itās not what NDAs were designed for, as you have eloquently explained). If they then still ruled to protect said twat Green, (one of their own), then fair enough. Get stuck in. But Hain has always liked the sound of his own voice, i remember a couple of articles he wrote in the Guardian when Corbyn was being disgracefully labelled an Anti- Semite despite all evidence to the contrary. Adding his voice to those who were desperately trying to undermine him. Hain is a classic example of a self serving politician who runs with the hares and, when it suits him, hunts with the hounds. Made his name as a left wing radical, fighting Apartheid in SA, joined the Liberals, then when he clocked on that they were a waste of space and wouldnāt serve his ambitions, joined the Labour Party and landed a safe seat in a traditional mining area of South Wales, making all the right noises re the minerās strike to get the nomination. Then once he was elected became an unreconstructed Blairite, fuck the miners. He became part of the Blair inner circle along with Mandelson, Straw etc, who all had one thing in common, they all came in their pants when they were in close proximity to the fabulously wealthy. Who gave the shyster Philip Green his Knighthood? Why it was the sainted Tony Blair. And Branson, another billionaire who is probably shitting himself as we speak watching Philip Green being roasted, thinking āthere but the the grace of God go Iā, wondering when it is his turn. I recommend the book, āBehind The Maskā, by Tom Bower for more details. The bestower of his Knighthood? Why itās Tony Blair again. Makes you sick.
The only bit of light relief in the whole saga is watching Jess Phillips, gritting her teeth as Hain beat her to it, congratulating him on his ābraveryā. Bravery? It could have been called brave if he had stepped out side and made his statement on Parliament Green, when he would have had to take the consequences. But he didnāt, he made it Parliament, knowing that he was immune from any possible actions against him. The opposite of bravery surely.
Letās be clear here, Philip Green is a nasty, bullying, disgustingly avaricious individual, but thatās not the point. He should have got his comeuppance in a court of law, for all the world to see. Now, with his intervention, Hain has prejudiced the chance of this happening. Green will surely claim, quite rightly, that if any charges are brought against him he would not get a fair trial. You have to wonder whoās side Hain is really on! Apart from his own of course!
A pox on all their houses.,