The piece by Starmer referred to upthread is powerful, scathing and well worth a read, though it's a pity it's in the Guardian and not the Mail: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/20… (View Post)

I didn't know the Lib Dems had an age limit. That explains a lot. (View Post)

It will be interesting to see how many Tory MPs are principled enough to defy the whip. They all should, of course, but I doubt many will. I hope that the Parliamentary Commissioner, Kathryn Stone, r… (View Post)

Paterson was investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. Her report was upheld by a jury of his peers, including four Tory MPs. If you read the report, he was challenging the findin… (View Post)

You're right, it started off as potentially a legitimate 'public interest', and the investigation accepted that; but Paterson then went on to openly suggest that Randox itself could he… (View Post)