Re: Defence minister launches propaganda blitz ahead of Commons war crime debate Archived Message
Posted by Mary on September 21, 2020, 3:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Defence minister launches propaganda blitz ahead of Commons war crime debate"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer_(politician) More of the usual for a Tory minister - 'Veterans minister Johnny Mercer is to quit second job at Crucial Academy after backlash over its link to savings scandal 30 July 2019 Veterans minister Johnny Mercer is quitting a second job linked to a savings scandal Mercer was criticised over his ties to Paul Careless, arrested as part of an investigation into the collapse of investment firm London Capital & Finance. Former army officer Mercer was paid £85,000 a year as a director of Crucial Academy, a training firm founded by Careless. Careless also ran a marketing business which promoted toxic bonds on behalf of LCF and made £58 million in fees. He was arrested in June after the firm went bust owing £237 million to 11,500 people, and released without charge. The investigation is continuing.' https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-7302195/Veterans-minister-Johnny-Mercer-quit-second-job-Crucial-Academy.html If they were honourable they would resign as MPs but they never do so.
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