News roundup

It's been a busy day, so here are some news items worthy of your attention:

1. The Mail describes "The two faces of Lord Hypocrisy" - that's Lord Myners.


2. Guido Fawkes recounts a Simon Heffer anecdote about the grasping Harriet Harman, involving umbrellas.


3. NHS Blog Doc has a very interesting article about "high profile solicitor Sarah Harman". Do read it all as there is much that is of interest, I was especially interested by this passage:

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Sarah Harman, a leading family lawyer, was last night found guilty of "conduct unbefitting a solicitor" for misleading the court and passing confidential court papers to the solicitor-general.

The solicitors' disciplinary tribunal suspended her from practice for 3 months from January 1 2006. She was found guilty of contempt of court in a high court judgment last year, and ordered to pay £25,000 costs personally in the case of the client whose papers she disclosed. She also resigned as a recorder, a part-time judge.

Oh! Dear! How distasteful. But it gets worse, for who was the solicitor-general at the time? None other than Harriet Harman, Sarah Harman’s sister."

4. Old Holborn wants to be free and has written to Gordon Brown.


5. Devils Kitchen has his doubts about gold.