Private office notoriously leaky over the decades and the line between spin and dirty tricks is narrow. but he might be vulnerable given his denial. Should have gone with no comment?
Dale Campbell saviours (spelling?) says the greatest sin an MP can commit is to lie to his (or her) constituents.
And yet in surveys we the people consistently believe them all to be liars. Perhaps it is ok to be a liar as part of a general classification but unacceptable to be exposed as an individual and specific liar from within that class?
There are no morals in politics only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us because he is a scoundrel.
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