Following the shocking investigation of MP’s toilets by the
Sun newspaper, where traces of cocaine where found; a constituent in Brighton
invited his MP, Simon Kirby to take a drugs test to determine whether he
snorted cocaine in private MP’s toilets, with his partner in crime, Philip Davis, MP for Shipley in Bradford.
Matthew Taylor, who intends to stand against Simon Kirby in
the next general election, sent him an email on the 16th July 2013
which read:
Dear Mr Simon Kirby,
As you may have heard,
traces of Cocaine have been found in the toilets of Parliament.
As a constituent
of Brighton Kemptown, I am shocked
and appalled.
I have recently
purchased a cocaine drug detection kit and invite you to take, said drugs test,
to determine whether you take cocaine, which you know is against the law to do
so.
I wish you take the
test on a Friday.
I hope this meets with
your approval and that you consent to a drugs test being taken.
I am happy to travel
to your location to conduct it.
Many thanks for your
time.
It’s now been over two weeks and he hasn't replied. Which
is unusual because his secretary has always been quick to.
As a consequence, Simon
Kirby has failed his drugs test by refusing to take it.
Matthew Taylor, who previously stood as a candidate for the
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner elections in 2012 says, ‘Simon Kirby is
unfit to be Brighton Kemptown’s MP and I intend to bring him down.’
In light of the publication of the final report from the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards by Andrew Tyrie
MP, here is the final report of the Guerrilla Democracy blog on Political
Standards.
The Guerrilla
Democracy commission is highly critical of aspects of the political industry
Senior politicians guilty of reckless misconduct should be
jailed, a long-awaited report on politics commissioned by Guerrilla Democracy
has recommended.
The Guerrilla Democracy Commission on Political Standards
was set up by Matt Taylor, freelance investigative blogger, last year after a number of scandals involving the
industry.
The Guerrilla Democracy report attacks the lack of
accountability of politicians and also said they should be accountable for
their decisions while in office for up to 10 years.
The 571-page report also called on the government to
review alternatives for austerity measures, including breaking it up, and
demanded action to make the political market more competitive.
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
"Too many politicians, especially at the most senior
levels, have operated in an environment above the law and with insufficient personal
responsibility," the report says.
When will politics
ever change?
"Senior politicians and civil servants are aware that
they would not be punished for what they could not see and promptly donned the
blindfolds."
"Where they could not claim ignorance, they fell back
on the claim that everyone was party to a decision, so that no individual could
be held squarely to blame - the Murder on the Orient Express defence."
The report advocates:
Senior
politicians should be assigned clear personal responsibilities, with the
legal onus on them to show they have done all that is reasonably required
in the interests of their constituents
Recklessly
disregarding these responsibilities should be made a criminal offence -
including a possible prison sentence
Senior
politicians - and anyone in a position to cause the country serious harm,
such as top ministers - should adhere to a new set of political standards
set by regulators
Pay
& perks for politicians should be deferred for up to 10 years, with
the ultimate payout linked to the long-term performance of the MP
Deferred
pay and pension rights should also be cancelable if a politician
misbehaves, or - in the case of senior ministers - if their decisions cost
lives
Politicians
should be legally required to put the interests of their constituents
ahead of political party interests
Guerrilla Democracy "This report sets out the blueprint
for the future of British politics"
Consumer watchdog Witch? welcomed the proposals, saying it
could herald "the big change in politics that voters have been crying out
for".
But the group said more needed to be done to address
continuing political rumours, and called for an independent investigation into
alleged parliamentary paedophile rings.
The committee also criticized the Masonic-dominated culture in
parliament, saying politicians should be required to publish whether they are
Masons and take action where there is a significant conflict of interest.
'Special measures'
The Guerrilla Democracy committee also criticized the
failure of politicians to spot the risks building up to the Jimmy Savile
scandal of 2012, demanding "an independent commission into paedophile
activities of politicians, civil servants and other connected parties".
Senior politicians should be personally accountable,
ultimately to the People, for their oversight of criminal bankers, paedophiles
in parliament and abuse of parliamentary privileges.
The report recommended that each ministry should be required
to institute procedures to protect whistle-blowers - employees who want to flag
up misconduct to the regulators.
