Cameron's cack-handed handling of his lobbying on behalf of Greensill has exposed what was already well known in Westminster, namely the mess that is the lobbying system and the sometimes dubious looking connections between the private sector and the civil service.
The various enquiries set up will doubtless produce a series of recommendations that may be followed.
However, what is "surprising" is not just that the system is a mess and no one has ever bothered to really sort it out; but that experienced politicians, such as Cameron, have not grasped that its not just a case of substance but also of form.
In other words, you not only have to be above reproach but you also have to be seen to be above reproach!
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