Regardless of whether you think his actual misdemeanours warranted resigning or not, the facts are as follows:
Blunkett has for some time been trying to force his ID controlling agenda on us, which is going to eventually include mass DNA testing.
On leaving office, he takes up a position with a DNA testing firm, which is intending to bid for government contracts, and ends up with a big fat load of shares, one way or another.
This government, having come in partly on an anti-sleaze ticket, set up a committee precisely to check out this sort of thing and to rule whether it gives even the slightest whiff of impropriety.
There is also a register of member's interests to make sure that no conflicts of interest arise from, say, pushing us all towards DNA testing and having a load of shares in a DNA firm.
Blunkett is now claiming that he
a) (incorrectly) thought the committee was voluntary
b) chose not to volunteer for it anyway
c) couldn't see any conflict between the two
d) thought it would all be OK once he sold off the shares after being rumbled
Even if there was nothing technically wrong with what he did (and IMO there was) these four facts alone show that he has got such poor judgement, and also thinks that we are obviously stupid enough to accept his explanations. Coupled with thinking we were stupid enough last year to accept his story that he couldn't remember asking some lackey to try and fast-track his girlfriend's Nanny's Visa, means that he isn't the sort of person we need representing us.
And making out that he's gone even though he's done nothing wrong every time really annoys me.
Maybe there is other stuff that is more important, but that doesn't mean that behaviour like this is unimportant.
And finally, to Kendor, though I normally agree with you on most stuff, you say 'the tories are only getting their own back for all their corrupt MP's that had to resign due to labour exposee's when they were in power.' - Unfortunately, they have every right to........
