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Galley/Green affair: An idiots guide for Tories

By John Hirst

Galley/Green affair: An idiots guide for Tories

I will write this slowly because it has become apparent that some Tories are failing to grasp the simple basics of what the Galley/Green affair is about. One must wonder why they think they can tackle the complicated task of running the country?

"As part of an investigation into alleged leaks from the Home Office, a junior Home Office official [Christopher Galley] was suspended over a series of leaks of sensitive information and the matter was referred to the police. The official, who is suspected of feeding the leaked information to Mr Green, was arrested on 19 November but released on bail without charge. The police say they arrested Mr [Damian] Green on suspicion of "conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office" and "aiding and abetting, counselling or procuring misconduct in a public office". When they questioned Mr Green they are said to have suggested to him that he had not "simply received leaked" information but had "groomed" a civil servant to pass it to him".

Christopher Galley is in trouble. Damian Green is in deep trouble. Whilst the Tories are quite happy to throw Galley to the wolves, they are bending over backwards to try and save the skin of Green. Hence the deployment of smokescreens.

If push comes to shove, I suspect that Green will resign "to clear my name" rather than Dave Cameron sacking him.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on December 03, 2008 (boomark / email).