The UK’s recently appointed Transport Secretary has resigned over the revelation she has a past conviction for misleading the police, having appeared before a court over a fake theft just months before she was first elected.
Louise Haigh tendered her resignation as Transport Secretary Thursday night after it was revealed she had reported a mobile phone stolen to police which was later discovered to still being in her possession.
The minister, who has not been in government long enough to become known for much besides her unconventional choices in hair dye has been a dogmatic advocate for the nationalisation of the United Kingdom’s train operators. Despite the British experience the last three times the railways were nationalised, either by law or practice, many — particularly on the left — believe it will work this time.
In her resignation letter Haigh essentially…
