I’m almost starting to admire David Cameron. Almost.
There is something that borders on the impressive about the former prime minister’s dedication to the destruction of his own reputation. He may have been a casually idle premier, but he’s really rolled up his sleeves and got stuck into the job of trashing his own name.
How many times did he use the private jets of his collapsed finance firm to travel between his houses? Can’t remember. How much did said collapsed financial contraption pay him for services including pestering senior civil servants with texts signed ‘Love, DC’? Not saying, but it was much more than the mere £150k he got for being PM.
There is something almost impressive about the former PM’s dedication to the destruction of his own reputation
What possible justification could he, the man who used to give pretty speeches about the evils of former ministers lobbying for cash, give for being an ex-minister revealed to have been lobbying for cash? Dave wanted ministers to prop up Greensill Capital because its financial engineering was a form of public service, apparently.
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