"Deeply Concerned"? What about "Fucking Outraged"?

Another howl of primal rage followed by a deep, impotent sigh escapes from my lips as I read of yet another example of gross corruption from those who make our laws. This time the problem lies in the House of Lords, which just goes to show that no matter what reforms the Labour party have pursued since they came to power with regard to the House of Lords, they still haven’t stopped there being corrupt fucks in that venerable institution.

It is simultaneously interesting an disgusting to watch the peers concerned furiously trying to back-pedal from what, as far as I can see, is a clear case of corruption. The police should investigate this and, if the peers are found guilty, they should be imprisoned and stripped of their titles. There is simply no excuse for any legislator in this country selling their law-making influence to anyone. It is not acceptable.

And yet, I doubt that this latest example of gross corruption will be punished:

The leader of the House of Lords says she is "deeply concerned" over allegations four peers were prepared to accept money to put down amendments.

The leader of the House of Lords is “deeply concerned.” Deeply concerned? Deeply concerned? What the fucking fuck? Couldn’t she do better than that? Couldn’t she say that she was appalled by these allegations? Couldn’t she say that this behaviour is fucking outrageous? People are deeply concerned when the fucking air conditioning isn’t working. Not when people legislators are caught effectively taking bribes. Her lacklustre comments make me further convinced that nothing will really happen to those at the centre of this scandal. I would love to be proved wrong on this. I just doubt I will be.

Which is the insane position we find ourselves in these days. Not only do we expect atrocious and corrupt behaviour from our politicians, but when they are caught, we don’t expect them to be punished. Now more than ever, we can talk about a ruling elite: an elite that is above the law, but held in utter contempt by those they should be serving. Looking at our politicians today, it is next to impossible to talk about idealism or hope for the future. Any notion that someone might seek political power to make the lot of the British population better now seems staggeringly naïve. People seek office to line their own pockets; nothing more.