‘The Daily Telegraph’s’ expose of yet another rule breaking MP is something to celebrate

The Daily Telegraph is a newspaper that isn’t afraid to expose scandals and that should indeed be celebrated.

 

Continue the thread

Two stories to keep beside you

The Establishment strikes again - Lord Greville Janner
The same people in the Steeple archive

The Establishment strikes again

As Lord Janner gets off scot-free, another example of The Establishment protecting its own is once again illustrated Lord Janner’s lost his mind so now alleged victims must see justice for his alleged crimes against them swept under the carpet.

A Conservative Cover-up – New Westminster expenses scandal
From the same Steeple territory

A Conservative Cover-up

After ‘The Telegraph’ revealed that details of payments to those connected to MPs were briefly leaked on Thursday, we join calls for the way politicians and their leech-like families are renumerated to be changed In 2009, The Telegraph did a sterling job in exposing the greed of MPs and this morning, the paper’s deputy […]

Patrick Mercer OBE MP
Patrick Mercer OBE MP
Advertisement

Today, as a result of an investigation by the newspaper (in partnership with the BBC’s Panorama) into lobbying, a Conservative MP named Patrick Mercer has resigned and referred himself to Parliament’s standards commissioner.

Having myself been impressed by the same newspaper’s investigation into the activities of a woman named Lady Meyer several years ago, I can testify that Daily Telegraph journalists are diligent, professional and impressive. This indeed is just the kind of investigative journalism this country needs.

Subscribe to our free once daily email newsletter at: http://thesteepletimes.com/subscribe