"we asked 100 people to 'hand on heart'..."
It feels staggering that there aren't hard and fast rules against this?Oink oink oink snouts in the trough.
Have to worry about conflicts of interest as much as the money.
It is staggering and it isn't. Until there's an outcry and things come to light parliamentarian rules have a habit of being quite elastic or favourable to them. I'm thinking the expenses scandal for one.It feels staggering that there aren't hard and fast rules against this?
There are against using your parliamentary office to tout for business, but not for getting second, third incomes.It feels staggering that there aren't hard and fast rules against this?
It's incredible given the obvious conflicts of interest.There are against using your parliamentary office to tout for business, but not for getting second, third incomes.
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