Perhaps not to pull votes per se, but to save votes there. Had straw not given the public pardon to Shields there was likely to be a backlash of disillusioned voters.
Liverpool, like most places in the UK seems distrustful of the Labour Government and the Lib Dems might fancy their chances of nicking a few 'safe' seats like West Derby and more worryingly, the BNP are campaigning in force.
Sanctus Espiritus! Insanity is all around us...
Allegedly he was convicted due to his swipe card into the hotel only being used to gain entrance 2 hours after the attack, when he claims he was asleep, his defence was that he was too ****ed to use his card so he shimmyed up the drain pipe into his room!
IF that is true, you can understand why a court would not believe his version of the events.
IMO i dont believe he did it, but i do think he was part of the gang that started the fight by doing a runner from the waiter without paying.
Got to hope that someone serves real time for the waiter and his family to ensure they feel justice has been served.
No one but shields knows if he did it, I can see a tell all book coming out soon.
published on monday my story
www.helpforheroes.org.uk
"The socialism I believe in is everybody working for the same goal and everybody having a share in the rewards. That's how I see football, that's how I see life."
It's not about the long ball or the short ball, it's about the right ball."
Did you lot never listen in your History lessons?
Manchester is merely a product of The Port of Liverpool's ever expanding hinterland which developed through the ship canal's construction and efficient use.
Now, give me 100 lines as follows " I must not indulge in pointless denigration of the Liverpool population just because they dumped Ringo and Stan Boardman on the World'
and with that pointless post I reached 100 and gained entry into the pop side where I belong !!!