" let a half decent politician be accused of something by scummy criminal bloggers like Paul Staines and the rope's over the nearest branch"

If you made the slightest effort to follow the argument you would see that the article Guido referred to was by legal check.com It was not Guido making the claims - he was quoting a source that made the claims. A source I clearly linked to!
If you wish to play a game of petty point scoring you really must pay attention, otherwise you look a fool.

All Hains has done is create a kangeroo court and usurped proceedings in the Crown Court.

It also needs to be pointed out that MPs and press and the public are wrongly assuming an NDA is an admission of guilt which it is not. They are often used as a practical way of quickly resolving without admission of guilt something that could go on for years in a court