If you were an MP

Theresa May did NOT come accross well.  She makes me squirm, and she made her position even worse with her comments. 

I  was surprised with the venom that went Ming's way, he was considered one of the gradee's of the house.

Indeed; it was also commented upon in "the week" afterwards.

I'm also a little concerned that this may assist the BNP in gaining ground in the polls.

I wonder if this will be dragged out until thge general election next year, or will public opinion be such that Gordon the Moron will have to call one early - I cannot see him doing it as (I suppose) it cannot get much worse for him.

There is a very real possibility that Labour will not have control of one single council after the local elections (they only have 4 at present).  That surely would increase pressure for a General Election.

I think the most classic line from last night was that old chestnut "but the public don't understand...".

I think what they don't seem to realise is that we understand all too well.

And don't forget that this is actually just the tip of the iceberg. What about all the "under the table" dealings with all their mates in the big consultancy firms that have been charging £1,000+ per day to simply tell us what we already knew.

There is un unprecidented amount of public money been spent either unnecessarily or certainly not on a "stricly arms-length" basis. It would be interesting as a next project for the Telegraph to look into insider dealing (i.e. where an minister just happens to be either on the boad of, an advisor to, or a friend of the Chairman, of the the company that got the job). I think the scale of this would surprise a few people.

Just think about the NHS computer sysem debarcle. After billions of pounds spent it still didn't work. The Minister in charge claimed that she "didn't understand about Project Management", but it then turns ou that before she was an MP, she worked at said firm at senior management level !

When it comes to sacking or supending them, that's where we (the public) come in. If they're not sacked, then the public in that constituancy will not vote for them anyway, and so not only will they lose their job, but the party loses a seat also (which will serve the party right for not sacking them and replacing them with somone honest). So if people vote with their consience at the next GE, then the scum will be gone anyway. Just a shame we have to wait so long.

Rant over, sorry.

I wonder if this a turning point in UK politics?

Will we look back on this episode in 10 years time and say that was when our politics finally got cleaned up?