Thread by @PoliticsLostjr

Let’s talk about PAID ADVOCACY, AKA #PoliticalCorruption, AKA #PoliticalBribes

I'm going to attempt a Twitter Thread, so please bear with me; this might take some time. Maybe wait till I've finished before responding. 1/?

Today, we have witnessed our elected Govt try to protect one of their own MPs from an outrageous and illegal #CashForLobbying scandal, similar to that which destroyed John Major’s Govt in 1997 when Labour finally wrested back control from Thatcher’s appalling legacy. 2/?

I am talking about Owen Paterson, Conservative MP for North Shropshire who (incidentally) only marginally held his seat against New Labour in 1997. 3/?

Much of the Conservative argument today has been that the combined Cross-party and Independent Committee’s findings that Paterson is guilty as hell should be shelved because his wife committed suicide in July 2020 when he was first under investigation. 4/?

I shall make no further comment on this particular issue and request that no one else does either. 5/?

The Cons won two amendments today to obstruct this Motion to address #PoliticalCorruption going forward:
Amendment 1 by 250:232
Amendment 2 by 248:221

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If this blatant obstruction of justice is NOT called out by the media tomorrow, then we need to call this out … and keep calling it out until the electorate takes notice. 7/?

The Conservative Party (which was at least a little bit "conservative" last century, compared to this all-powerful, far-right Executive which is systematically undermining all of our Human Rights) lost 171 seats in 1997. There is no reason why they could not do so again. 8/?

So perhaps we should all just #VoteLabour for a better world.🌹So much easier than all that "tactical voting" and "progressive alliance" nonsense which has won us nothing so far and has just kept the Tories in power? 🤔 9/9 End. Phew! How did I do?

@threadreaderapp Please unroll my first valiant effort at a Twitter thread so others may share it in its entirety. 😊