Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Legislation exempts MP's from Information Law
What with Number doling out free feeds to celebrities and huge expense bills submitted by MP's, there had to be a line drawn somewhere. MP's have voted themselves to be exempt from this horrible piece of intrusive legislation.
The Bill weasled its way through Parliament, not by New Labour, but a private member's motion by Tory mp, David Maclean, who explained that he had made the motion to protect the confidentiality of constituents' mail. He said that he had weasled the motion because "I am showing some of the younger hands how you can get a bill through parliament after long experience as a whip in both getting and blocking bills through parliament." Can these guys be trusted.
The Bill weasled its way through Parliament, not by New Labour, but a private member's motion by Tory mp, David Maclean, who explained that he had made the motion to protect the confidentiality of constituents' mail. He said that he had weasled the motion because "I am showing some of the younger hands how you can get a bill through parliament after long experience as a whip in both getting and blocking bills through parliament." Can these guys be trusted.
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