Derek Conway: still missing the point

Derek Conway has apologised again for being a corrupt fuck and spending the taxpayers money on his own family. However, he still doesn't seem to get it:

He also suggested to the station that his case had attracted particular scrutiny because Henry was gay and had a "flamboyant" nature.

No, Derek - your case attracted particular scrutiny because it was an outrageous fraud blatantly committed against the taxpayer. Nothing to do with your son's sexuality or his "flamboyant" nature. He wouldn't have been dragged into the public eye at all, btw, if his father hadn't roped his son into his petty fraud.

The best defence Conway has is that everyone in the Commons (and, it turns out, the Lords) has their fat faces in trough. But that is a pretty shabby defence, and leads to the conclusion that Conway was just the one who was dumb enough to get caught. Corrupt and dumb. Not the best of mixes in a legislator.

But the argument is right - the UK Houses of Parliament are an outrageous excuse for the members to live the high life at the expense of those who pay taxes. There is another way; it is down to you to choose whether you want to go with it, or go on meekly accepting Conway and the current status quo.