That’s it. I’m done.

I’d suggest joining the Labour Party- the home of the middle classes.

Meanwhile I am seriously considering voting conservative at the next general election, blue labour would be the best way of describing me (I think)…

I’d sooner sell an organ than vote Labour.

Well I guess you will be keeping your corrupt Tory's in power by default then.

First, the party support a process that will make every person in the U.K. poorer apart from a select few. A process which will do twice as much economic damage than covid.

Second, they let crime spike, defund the police and the courts, bring nothing in terms of sorting out real crime and anti social behaviour and standby as this country turns into a lawless shithole.

Thirdly, the oversee possibly the worst response to a pandemic in living history; brazenly break rules that THEY have set.

Fourth, as Labour did with their red wall voters they completely neglect their heartlands and voter base in terms of populist policies to help the lower classes, while I, as a middle earner have to foot the ****ing bill.

Lastly, they not only create a motion that actively supports corruption; but then introduce a three line whip in order to get it through. But wait, there’s more. They then do yet another, humiliating u-turn when they realise they’ve **** the bed.

Conservative membership cancelled this morning. I am not being part of this utter shitshow any longer.

For what it’s worth, any Labour supporters on here; you should be utterly ashamed that your party cannot land a blow against this lot of charlatans.

Well I agree.

First, the party support a process that will make every person in the U.K. poorer apart from a select few. A process which will do twice as much economic damage than covid.

Second, they let crime spike, defund the police and the courts, bring nothing in terms of sorting out real crime and anti social behaviour and standby as this country turns into a lawless shithole.

Thirdly, the oversee possibly the worst response to a pandemic in living history; brazenly break rules that THEY have set.

Fourth, as Labour did with their red wall voters they completely neglect their heartlands and voter base in terms of populist policies to help the lower classes, while I, as a middle earner have to foot the ****ing bill.

Lastly, they not only create a motion that actively supports corruption; but then introduce a three line whip in order to get it through. But wait, there’s more. They then do yet another, humiliating u-turn when they realise they’ve **** the bed.

Conservative membership cancelled this morning. I am not being part of this utter shitshow any longer.

For what it’s worth, any Labour supporters on here; you should be utterly ashamed that your party cannot land a blow against this lot of charlatans.

What's going on with this thing with Owen Paterson? Is it just a simple case of corrupt Tory throwing his toys out of the pram or is it more complex than that?

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Conservative membership cancelled this morning.

Paterson did that thing idiots do when they read something and decide to put their own bent on its meaning, independent of the intention or even relatively clear meaning of rules. The report is pretty clear in disaffirming him of his interpretations.

Do I think he genuinely did it with some wicked intention? No. If you see some of his emails, I think he's genuinely trying to be helpful at times. But he was pretty bone-headed - and came out of it with a nice whack of money for his troubles. I'm baffled that his colleagues didn't have words with him earlier, assuming they were aware.

In any case, he should've taken his punishment rather than continue his quixotic campaign against the commissioner and the committee. I suspect his bereavement hasn't helped - but actually think the parliamentary authorities have behaved very sensitively to that side of things.

Quite. If he'd accepted his punishment and showed even the slightest but of contrition, this would have largely passed by unnoticed. Instead it ends up looking like the Tories trying to pull down the entire standards committee to protect one of its own. Looks really, really sleazy.