Track what libertarian conservatives do across the world. It's a very cosy plagiarism club. In the UK today…

Track what libertarian conservatives do across the world. It's a very cosy plagiarism club. In the UK today for example, they're having their own Christian Porter moment. Owen Paterson, a Tory MP, was found to have taken money.../1 #auspol https://t.co/uuidAVXnsJ

...to promote the interests of two firms. Paid advocacy. Clear breach of the rules, and the UK parliament's accountability process found it to be so. The Tory response? Dismantle the entire accountability process and replace it with a small committee of 5, majority occupied.../2

...by Tories. Over 100 Tory MPs voted *against* this process, as an indication of how much it stinks. But it prevailed. Another bit of cosy plagiarism - the Tory spin doctors described this as an issue only for the 'Westminster bubble'. Where have we heard that term? /end