Huhne's release from Leyhill prison is expected in the next few days

He’s back! And walking straight into a green consultancy job at £437 an hour. Seems like the green movement has no shame.

But he will not yet be entirely free: once outside, he must suffer the indignity of wearing an electronic ankle tag, which will ensure he keeps a nightly curfew for at least the next two months. He will also be required to visit a probation officer at least once a week. It won’t all be plain sailing. On what is believed to be the day of his scheduled release, Huhne’s most likely source of personal comfort, girlfriend Carina Trimingham, 46, is unlikely to be able to be on hand to lighten his load.

…in the space of four years, that little-known company Nationwide Energy Services has grown from four to 600 employers, making millions of pounds by helping clients access generous Government grants to make their homes ‘greener’. And Huhne, who devoted much of his political career to establishing these grants, recently became its most high-profile employee. In November, as he awaited trial (still professing his innocence), the former Energy Secretary was hired to ‘provide advice on business strategy and policy’. His wage? A staggering £437 an hour. He negotiated a signing-on fee of £10,000 along with a monthly £3,500 retainer for his services. In return, according to his entry the Register of Members Interests, he was required to do eight hours work each month.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2322854/From-porridge-snout-trough-Chris-Huhne-cashing-green-energy-industry-funded-minister-released-prison.html

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