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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
As one of his constituents I must humbly disagree.
Careless and naive definitely, however he didn't say what he did for personal gain.
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He may not have said it for personal gain but clearly he was going to use his position for it. Not financially but certainly politically. He made it clear he has some kind of personal vendetta against Murdoch and seemed to be clear in saying he'll use his position to hurt him personally.
I don't doubt he sincerely thinks he's doing the world a favour in his own little way but his conduct falls way short of what we expect from an elected official. Now he's lost responsibility for ALL descisions rather than the BSkyB one because he can't be trusted, what good is he?
What is a bit disconcerting is that he wasn't sacked. If it was a Tory MP i'm sure he/she would have been. I was a bit concerned before the coalition formed just how much power the Lib Dems wielded - far in excess of what they got from the electorate. The Lib Dems don't want him gone i'm sure. Cameron can risk the coalition breaking up as they would be certain to lose the next election due to cuts program. So until things pick up in the months/years to come the Lib Dems are going have the final say on things.