tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916651228966715021.post3603542653224000131..comments2023-08-26T16:36:17.260+01:00Comments on Ministry Of Truth: the Party Whip and the Career MPthe Ministerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302224469737271112noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916651228966715021.post-5672652073842156882007-03-01T15:45:00.000+00:002007-03-01T15:45:00.000+00:00Well, I feel this post is almost an homage. I am l...Well, I feel this post is almost an homage. I am liking you more and more Minstry.partywhiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257410969330871574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916651228966715021.post-56250221894678049902007-03-01T12:52:00.000+00:002007-03-01T12:52:00.000+00:00"Politicians ought to be forced to abide by the sa..."Politicians ought to be forced to abide by the same rules as everyone else". Check out the post on the 2006 Equality Bill - http://mo-truth.blogspot.com/2007/02/geese-and-gander.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916651228966715021.post-36015169329112368682007-03-01T11:39:00.000+00:002007-03-01T11:39:00.000+00:00The point is that politicians ought to be forced t...The point is that politicians ought to be forced to abide by the same rules as everyone else. They are in power to serve the peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916651228966715021.post-83369112580954107282007-03-01T11:30:00.000+00:002007-03-01T11:30:00.000+00:00"Sagarus said... But would anyone go into polit..."Sagarus said...<BR/><BR/> But would anyone go into politics if they faced prosecution for misrepresentation etc."<BR/><BR/>You might as well ask if anybody would go into business if they faced prosecution for misrepresentation etc. If we manage to live under a bunch of statutes and the threst of civil and criminal prosecution - why can't MPs ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916651228966715021.post-44651341154646397122007-03-01T11:12:00.000+00:002007-03-01T11:12:00.000+00:00But would anyone go into politics if they faced pr...But would anyone go into politics if they faced prosecution for misrepresentation etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916651228966715021.post-37122407485922458522007-03-01T10:53:00.000+00:002007-03-01T10:53:00.000+00:00The Misrepresentation of the People Act is well pl...The Misrepresentation of the People Act is well placed to take advantage of the trend towards career politics: if the result of successful prosecution is the MP’s immediate disqualification from the right to stand for election, no career politician would risk having their career curtailed by lying to the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com