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Imprisonment is only option for Huhne's serious offences

I broadly share Colette Douglas Home's view about the effectiveness and appropriateness of imprisonment, particularly for minor offences, but I would argue that Chris Huhne's criminality was the exception which proves the rule ("Community service best punishment for Huhne", The Herald, February 5).

A seat at the top table of Government should attract the highest standards of personal probity. We expect, demand and deserve no less; granted, there is still work to be done here, but an idealistic benchmark is necessary nonetheless. Huhne believed a position, connection and sheer brass neck would protect him from forces the rest of us have neither the capacity nor, generally, the inclination to resist.

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