Resignation

Peter Hain has resigned to spend more time with his solarium...

Was he really that worried about an incompetent Police investigation!?!

Hain the Olympian?

An Olympian is disgraced, imprisoned for six months and loses five gold medals for cheating the system despite "winning".

A politician is not disgraced, imprisoned or loses his office for cheating the system but has the Prime Minister's "full confidence"!

Number Crunching

20,000 - Peter Hain's target for reducting incapacity benefit claimants thanks to "tougher work tests".

2,400,000 - Incapacity benefit claimants in the UK.

Home sweet Hain?

How can Peter Hain be "needlessly inoffensive " to Labour's core supporters when he believes their needs should not have priority over foreign nationals for housing or healthcare!?!

House of Hain

Why should either the NHS or housing be allocated on any basis other than residence and / or national insurance contributions?

Will Peter Hain's constituents be happy he would rather let economic migrants jump to the top of housing lists!?!

Macavity Brown

If Labour deputy leader hopeful Peter Hain feels it's appropriate to raise his concerns on the kidnapping of 15 Royal Navy personnel by Iran, why doesn't Gordon!?!

The chancellor has a Macavity quality. He is not there when there is dirty work to be done - Lord Turnbull.

Labour's not a charity!

Hain defends equity fund donors
Cabinet member Peter Hain has welcomed donations to the Labour Party from financiers.

Hain's charity plea to City firms
City firms should donate two-thirds of their bonus pots to charity [or the Labour Party!] rather than giving employees six-figure bonuses.

Hain rewards low flyers?

Why should two thirds of city bonuses be given to charity when 40% is already 'given' to the treasury in income tax? The treasury is the biggest charity in the UK!

City bonuses reward exceptional levels of hard work, dedication and performance and are paid to those who deserve them rather than those who don't.