The Disgrace of the Lords Is a Parable for the End of New Labour
Spectator, The; London › September 02, 2009
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The Disgrace of the Lords Is a Parable for the End of New Labour
Even at the ripe old age of 79, Lord Taylor of Blackburn knows how to strike a bargain.
'Some companies that I work with will pay me £100,000 a year, ' he told the undercover reporter posing as a lobbyist. 'That's cheap for what I do for them.' What he claimed to do for them was help mould the law of the land for a fee -- all, he later insisted, following the rules. And thus the final curse descended on Gordon Brown. He now has Callaghan's economics, Foot's unpopularity, Kinnock's poll ratings and Major's sleaze -- a full house of political misery.The scandal is unlike...See the full content of this document
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