Right at this moment in time (against a background of some bugger setting off fireworks in the street - how auspicious), the lead article on the BBC's news homepage is Brown's plan to make a legally binding code of conduct for MPs.
Normally I would be dead against this, but on the face of it, this is a very good idea. As with most other policies from the Labour party, however, the devil will lie firmly in the detail - not that any of that appears to be available. Aunty Beeb managed to put a fairly positive spin on the article, quoting Brown as saying "I did not expect to see instances where there are clear cases which maybe have to be answered for fraud." Then again, judging from the BBC's coverage of the expenses scandals, which glossed over Labour before settling on the Tories and giving much prominence to the departure of Julie Kirkbride, placing her name at the top of all articles relating to the simultaneous resignation of Margaret Moran.
It is through such subtle tricks that the BBC display their pro-Labour leanings. But anyway... the Times has an interesting take on Brown's proposal for reform, lumping it in with his refusal to stand down in any way, shape or form. Clearly the man is crazed by his lust for power; as well as change in the political system, which nobody disputes is long overdue, what Britain needs is the speedy removal of New Labour from power and the installation of a proper Conservative administration with the balls to clean up the vast damage caused by the last 12 years of student union-level politics, spin, deceit and constitutional vandalism.
The question is, will Cameron - at the head of the next government - have the minerals to push these changes through?
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