David Lammy’s fishing-gate scandal has left taxpayers on the hook for £500. Co-conspirators will recall Guido’s forensic reporting on the off-the-scale two-tier justice when Lammy was let off last month for fishing without a rod licence. Despite the Environment Agency insisting they “always prosecute”…
On 13th August, Lammy referred himself for angling without a licence. According to DEFRA minister Emma Hardy, the probe took two days, costing around £500. Ordinary anglers haven’t been so lucky. Last year, 527 were prosecuted hook, line and sinker…