Ruth Wishart: Holyrood is no match for sleaze and scandal of Westminster
THE all purpose alibi in Westminster’s serial lobbying scandals is that “no rules were broken.” Which only underlines how hopelessly inadequate these rules must have been. Even the reliably blunt Lord Pickles, who gained plaudits for telling a committee last week that he could detect no particular boundaries between seconded civil servants and the private sector, turns out to be president of a forum to improve liaison between business and the Tory party. One which openly flags up its ready access to government. This interesting detail somehow failed to find its way into the cv he of...
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