Why is it only tory sleaze part 2,783.

It is really only what capitalism has always been.

Paterson is finding it 'intolerable' well so do we.

Odd his wife's suicide, she had everything it seemed.

It would be churlish of me to not acknowledge that there is some truth in that.

But ultimately the problem is that we want democracy on the cheap. We should be paying our MP's a LOT more money and drive cancers like lobbying and so on, out of the system altogether. Ditto with the financial influences of Trade Unions and the like.

And introduce legislation that forbids MP's from leaving Parliament and going straight into jobs for any company that benefits from Government spending for say a period of 5 years.

Human nature being what it is you are never going to completely drive corruption out of the system but there are a lot of steps that could be taken now to minimise it. Lobbying is killing our democracy. As simple as that.

Sir John Major, says this,...

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"Former Conservative Prime Minister Sir John Major has criticised the government's handling of Owen Paterson's case as shameful and wrong.
In a BBC interview, he said the actions of Boris Johnson's government had trashed Parliament's reputation at home and abroad, and were "un-Conservative". (BBC website 6 Nov 2021)

I personally have a lot of time for John Major. Not only did he go-a-shagging and not get caught,...but the biggest feather in his cap must be the fact it was Edwina Currie.. Much respect

"The peas are nice, dear"

Haha. It's a shame Spitting Image is only on BritBox now as I can't bring myself to pay for yet another subscription. Then again I doubt it's as good and cutting as it used to be anyway

Meanwhile, the chairman of Parliament's Standards Committee has called on Parliament to approve his committee's report on Owen Paterson's conduct - even though Mr Paterson has resigned as an MP.