Christine Lagarde

[Hillman avenger]

Has been found guilty of negligence when she was France's Finance Minister re payments made to Bernard Tapie ( who, I think, was the man who bigged up the Monaco football club based on dodgy dealings).

She has not been convicted of any kind of corruption, merely negligence.

I thought how interesting it would be if we had similar laws here. Grayling , for one, would be never out of court...as well as Lansley, Hunt, Hammond
( in respect of the money wasted on outsourcing defence recuitment ), Gove, for presiding over prisons outsoUrcing. Maybe then they might stop repeating the same errors, like Grayling is doing now at Transport. The myth that private sector must mean efficiency needs to be nailed.

[Steve Hunt]

Has been found guilty of negligence when she was France's Finance Minister re payments made to Bernard Tapie ( who, I think, was the man who bigged up the Monaco football club based on dodgy dealings).

How can she retain her position at the IMF?

Her credibility is shot to pieces.

[Basualdo]

I notice Hillman's novel tactic of getting his whatabouttery in first.
A bold new move.

[Steve Hunt]

I notice Hillman's novel tactic of getting his whatabouttery in first.
A bold new move.

Indeed, Bas.

Especially like the throwaway line:

"She has not been convicted of any kind of corruption, merely negligence"

Merely negligence?

I repeat, the head of the IMF has been convicted of negligence.

That's ok then, is it?

[Ralph]

Has been found guilty of negligence when she was France's Finance Minister re payments made to Bernard Tapie ( who, I think, was the man who bigged up the Monaco football club based on dodgy dealings).

How can she retain her position at the IMF?

Her credibility is shot to pieces.

Her credibility was shot when she backed 'austerity' in the middle of a global banking crisis. That was negligent as well.

[Steve Hunt]

Has been found guilty of negligence when she was France's Finance Minister re payments made to Bernard Tapie ( who, I think, was the man who bigged up the Monaco football club based on dodgy dealings).

How can she retain her position at the IMF?

Her credibility is shot to pieces.

Her credibility was shot when she backed 'austerity' in the middle of a global banking crisis.

I seem to remember her backing Osborne's doom laden prediction for June 24th, should Brexit win as well. According to her, we would all be living like post-armageddon survivors by now.

[Ralph]

Has been found guilty of negligence when she was France's Finance Minister re payments made to Bernard Tapie ( who, I think, was the man who bigged up the Monaco football club based on dodgy dealings).

How can she retain her position at the IMF?

Her credibility is shot to pieces.

Her credibility was shot when she backed 'austerity' in the middle of a global banking crisis.

I seem to remember her backing Osborne's doom laden prediction for June 24th, should Brexit win as well. According to her, we would all be living like post-armageddon survivors by now.

She'd back anything Osborne said. He was a big supporter of her getting the IMF job.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

SHEES DUN NOOFINK RONNNNN!

[Hillman avenger]

Perhaps you didn't get it.

We don't have a law about negligence like the French one.

The deal was done by one of her civil servants and she didn't clock what was happening. It was over ten years ago. My point is that we have ministers here NOW who would be guilty of the same. indeed in Grayling's case he couldn't claim he didn't know..he's at it again now for the railways.

The court decided not to give her a penalty, so that's how serious it was.

As regards Brexit, she's not wrong yet.Or did you miss the £50bn projected last week?

[Darkyboy]

Projected. Is that legally binding?

[Steve Hunt]

Perhaps you didn't get it.

We don't have a law about negligence like the French one.

The deal was done by one of her civil servants and she didn't clock what was happening. It was over ten years ago.

My point is that she is damaged goods, tainted and no longer credible.

She should either resign (that would be the honourable thing to do) or be sacked.

For as long as she heads up the IMF, it's reputation is damaged.

[AlcoholBrazil]

As regards Brexit, she's not wrong yet.Or did you miss the £50bn projected last week?

A figure nowhere near what we will be paying. Like asking for 50 million for James Milner.

[Hillman avenger]

That was not only payments to the EU

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

For as long as she heads up the IMF, it's reputation is damaged.

I think compared to previous heads, she's doing pretty good. They are now trying to decide between Sepp Blatter and Harry Redknapp as her successor.