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  • The little white lie that grew (Judge gets 2 years for lying about speeding ticket)

    04/06/2009 5:26:51 AM PDT · by Loyalist · 1 replies · 582+ views
    BBC ^ | April 6, 2009 | Clive James
    Caught out in a fib to get out of a speeding ticket, do you put your hands up - or dig yourself deeper into a hole of your own making, asks Clive James. In a case which has deep resonance for Britain and the entire civilized world, the whole of Australia has been glued to the media in recent weeks, following the story of an eminent judge who has ruined his reputation because he tried to lie his way out of a speeding fine that would have cost him about £36. At the age of 70, he is about to...