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I should think so too. Conway suspended


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The problem is that he has not strictly broken the law by employing his sons - just stretched the interpretation more than a little. MP's are allowed to employ family members as assistants, researchers, secretaries or whatever - many do and he is not alone. His problem seems to be that he stands accused of paying the boys even though they did little or no work.

I understand that there are no checks made on MP's (other than by whistle blowers or the press fortunately) because for hundreds of years they have been regarded as honourable gentlemen and thus self regulating. Recent events have blown that myth into the public arena and it is to be hoped that the government will find a way of imposing rigorous checks and balances.

The reality of course is that it is a bit like expecting turkeys to vote for Christmas - it just isn't going to happen. So we can all huff and puff, get our blood pressure up, make posts like this on various forums, write to the media, march with placards, grumble and grunt in the pub or whatever - it is all futile - for it will not make a scrap of difference.

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