BBC News: Reports on the scandal of former British Foreign Secretaries Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw, the article notes the following, " Sir Malcolm and another former foreign secretary, Jack Straw, who was also filmed, say they have broken no rules. "
Lets Get Real:
This is more a political problem for the Conservative Party as Sir Malcolm is standing in the 2015 election, while Jack Straw is leaving the House of Commons after the General Election. From seeing some of the video footage this is more about old politicians wanting to make sure that they earn enough money while in the House of Commons and can take care of their personal finances after leaving front line politics. The phrases used by both politicians is not great, " under the radar " with Jack Straw and " self employed " by Sir Malcolm. The punishment should be a public rebuke and lets deal with real issues, MPs are real people with the same concerns as the rest of us, we all want to make money and we all want to retire with a good pension.
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