I remember reading a particularly badly thought out piece in The Times 2 once, which bemoaned the public’s over-the-top compaints about corruption in politics and how we should be grateful because look at all the continental politicians getting away with all sorts and the public doesn’t care there so why should we care here. The obvious point that came from that is that the very reason we don’t have that much corruption in politics is BECAUSE we make so much noise about the stuff that is, relatively speaking, small beer.

I think the same could be said here. We complain loudly and vociferously, just as people did in the 50s and for the centuries before that - and thus things haven’t got much worse and politicians don’t feel as if no one is watching and thus they can get away with whatever they like.

No. If you’re going to tackle this at source your complaint is with the people who voted Labour and returned Blair and his Party to power. They’re the ones who’ve not held him to account.