Ex-Head of IMF

[Snufflebutt]

Now that Dominique Strauss Kahn has resigned his position, the most profound influence this scandal will have is on the future of French politics. This seems to me to be the biggest argument against placing so much political power in the hands of one man, to the extent that i think a monarchy is preferable (though a largely ceremonial presidency would be better - such as in Germany and Ireland) He might have been the best man for the job, although circumstances not relating to politics have made his candidacy impossible.

It's also worth noting the way the media has automatically presumed his guilt, and there has been little discussion about the (very real) possibility that he was set up. Strauss Kahn even envisaged a situation like that in an interview a few weeks ago, bearing in mind his reputation with women.

Thoughts? Bit surprised no thread about this story, unless there is one and I haven't seen it?

[lost]

Same thing happened to Eliot Spitzer when he was a candidate to head the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2008, I think he made it clear that if he got the job some bankers would be going to prison. He then was caught with a hooker at the Mayflower Hotel. Conspiracy theory or not, if my economic ideals were not in with the status quo I would not be shagging anybody on American soil.

[eFestivals]

I don't know enough about DSK and French politics, or the IMF, to really have much of an idea if he might have been set up or not, but the possibility has crossed my mind.

Closer to home, I'm thinking that someone might well be out to try and get Chris Hulme - after all, nothing of the allegations is new but suddenly the police are following them up, all at the point where he's in a solid position to try and take on Clegg if he wished.

Then again it might only be the fact that he's now a politician of consequence which makes the story interesting enough to the papers for them to big it up, and the old bill are reacting to that - after all, 'the public interest' part of the legal system's brief is definitely increased when the public are made more interested in it by front page stories.

Personally I'm quite hoping that Hulme gets properly knobbled by it, as the consequence is quite likely to be the restoration of Charles Kennedy to front line politics. You never know, he might even be able to save the Libs from disaster too.

[Snufflebutt]

Personally I'm quite hoping that Hulme gets properly knobbled by it, as the consequence is quite likely to be the restoration of Charles Kennedy to front line politics. You never know, he might even be able to save the Libs from disaster too.

[Pogues Mcgogues]

Don't forget Tommy Sheridan.