'We are talking about serious issues involving large amount of taxpayers' money'
MP for Ellesmere Port Anyone keeping up-to-date with political news in the last few weeks will almost certainly have heard references to the term ‘cronyism’. It is the description given to what is accepted as a corrupt practice where individuals in positions of power and influence abuse their authority to dispense favours to their friends and allies. In particular, allegations have been made that Government Ministers have for some time been guilty of widespread cronyism when dealing, for example, with National Health Service contracts worth many millions of pounds in relation to essenti...