Harman's law: some are more equal than others
Harriet Harman has for the second time sparked controversy over the way that the law has leniently dealt with her speeding convictions. In February 2003, comes the first example "Harman was fined £400 and banned from driving for seven days after being convicted of driving at 99mph on a motorway. The sentence was widely criticised given that Harman's salary at the time was £115,989 plus full parliamentary pay". And, now, when everybody else is "allowed only 28 days to pay a £60 fixed penalty fine, Ms Harman was allowed to pay hers more than five months after the offence to avoid her case being heard in open court".
