As the 'Leveson' enquiry rumbles on, we simply become more immured to the notion that all of the people who occupy positions of power and authority are likely to be devious, duplicitous or outright corrupt.
There have been so many contradictory versions of the various meetings and conversations between politicians and media representatives that it's becoming impossible to sort the wheat from the chafe. The people giving evidence are all experts in making apparently definite statements of fact that are, in reality, nothing of the sort. Their words are always open to further interpretation and can be claimed to have been misunderstood if necessary. They are, frankly, lying, duplicitous bastards.
The latest of these individuals to be given a real 'going-over' is Jeremy Hunt. the so-called 'Culture Secreatary'. I won't rehearse the history of Hunt's involvement in the issues being investigated by Leveson, but it seems abundantly clear that he has questions to answer. I can't say that the man is corrupt but .......... . The Prime Minister seems to regard Hunt so highly that he refuses to sanction any enquiry into the man's activities, something that serves only to raise questions about the Prime Minister's own integrity.
In my estimation, the entire ruling body of our nation is corrupt. Parliament, Church, business - they are all equally culpable when it comes to issues of morality and ethics. They all work entirely in their own interests and with scant regard for the interests of their constituents, congregations or shareholders. Eventually things will change, but it's unlikely to happen without a lot of pain for many people.
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