to protect him is corrupt. there is no point to protect him is corrupt. there is no point messing around and pretending that something else. it is corruption and on this occasion it s corruption from the top, from the pie it s corruption from the top, from the pie minister down because he whipped the pie minister down because he whipped his mps devotes to bring down whipped his mps devotes to bring down the whipped his mps devotes to bring down the entire standards system and that has down the entire standards system and that has very wide implications for politics that has very wide implications for politics for that has very wide implications for politics for standards in public life in politics for standards in public life in the politics for standards in public life in the united kingdom that do well beyond this individual case. there well beyond this individual case. there are well beyond this individual case. there are two bits of this i find intriguing th