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Friday, June 19, 2009

A special kind of idiocy

The attempted "blackout" of MPs expenses information when most of the information is in the public domain, and the rest is in the hands of the Daily Telegraph ready to be deployed at will, demonstrates chronic stupidity on the part of somebody. Whether this was sanctioned by the parliamentary authorities or the government itself scarcely matters at this stage. The government is in any case held in contempt - what is at stake is the authority of parliament itself.

The constant drip feed of highly toxic information on MPs alleged abuse of expenses and allowances in the press over a period of weeks has taken a very high toll - and not just on the careers of politicians. It has probably contributed to the election of two British fascists to the European Parliament, for one thing. More generally, the anti-politics sentiment which was already growing in the country has mushroomed to a dangerous extent.

It is astounding that in the light of all this, somebody saw fit to insult the intelligence of the public still further by attempting an entirely futile cover-up. This demonstrates not just bad faith, but a very special kind of idiocy.

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