Here, from 1990, is how lobbyists used to be treated by politicians if they even dared to solicit private meetings and/or attempt to subvert democratic process.
Enjoy.
Sadly, the modern political class is bereft of such integrity. All we have governing us now are a collection of arrogant, posturing liars, thieves and fraudsters led by a snake oil salesman.
In other news, election turnouts have never been lower. Go figure.
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That is gold dust. And, if nothing else, shows up in stark relief that our current political masters are shrill intellectual pygmies playing spiteful little games while bullying everyone else out of all the money they can filch from us.
Very interesting. Would that we had MPs of that calibre today. It was quite delicious watching the boy from ASH being put firmly in his place. However, it illustrates that the anti-tobacco zealots have always been completely blind to their hypocrisy. Someone who once worked for the tobacco industry is an unfit witness because he is not 'independent', and hence biased, whereas someone who works for a rabidly anti-smoking organisation lobbying for changes to the law is considered to be an objective and unbiased witness. It really beggars belief that they not only get away with it these days, but have created a climate where it is the default position. Hence the paragraphs in the FCTC virtually forbidding any submissions from anyone with a 'vested interest' in tobacco, meaning anyone who disagrees with them.
It's a farce of gargantuan proportions.
Excellent. Should be compulsory viewing for all MP's, together with an offer for replacement backbones.
Nice one Dick. I've pinched it for my place
"It was quite delicious watching the boy from ASH being put firmly in his place"
His face is a picture, ain't it? And Simpson putting on his most obsequious squeak just as much fun.
You should have posted the link.
Like this :)
Oh yeah. You've told me off for that before :-)
Oh how I love that video. First saw it a couple of years ago and it never gets old. What I wouldn't give to see that happen now.....
Link to the vid now posted on my facebook status.
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