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Abusive e-mail sender is fined for MP attacks
www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk
[Wharfedale Observer] - It arrived three days after the MP was attacked by Eric Joyce, the Labour Member for Falkirk, in the House of Commons' Strangers Bar in February. Scales, who pleaded guilty to sending a malicious communication, was not working and has mental health
John Kampfner: Don't refurbish the Palace of Westminster. Abandon it
www.independent.co.uk
[The Independent] - The bars are similar, with taxpayer-subsidised alcohol to encourage lewdness and brawling (Eric Joyce was only the latest in a long line). The Pugin finery reinforces the members in their false sense of importance. To cap it all are the officials and
Man fined for calling MP attacked by Eric Joyce a 'mummy's boy'
www.telegraph.co.uk
[Telegraph.co.uk] - Nicholas Scales 41, sent the email to Conservative MP Stuart Andrew on February 25, after the politician had been head-butted inside the House of Commons Strangers' Bar by fellow MP Eric Joyce. The email, received by Mr Andrew's constituency office in
Guardian: Police and crime commissioners: a ludicrous life sentence
[The Guardian] - Indeed, MP Eric Joyce continues to sit on the green benches after being convicted for assault and later removing the electronic tag fitted to him as a result; there would be no constitutional bar on him becoming home secretary and assuming oversight of
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