Should ministers answer the question?

This is an interesting little article. Lib Dem MP John Hemming has asked the courts to force government ministers to answer the questions put to them, it seems that they have habit of not doing so. Heaven forbid!

John has a good point but is barking up the wrong tree, the courts have little (or no) authority over the House of Commons. The Speaker is supposed to keep order and direct the actions of the members, he does his best, poor thing.

I have thought about this a fair bit, how straight talking can MPs really be? Everyone says that they want politic ans to be more honest (blunt) but the media tend to crucify them if they do. I think that speaking what you think is the best way forward, it's one of the reasons why I have a blog, but I'm well aware that something I have written will be thrown back at me in years to come. So be it.

If people want straight talking politicians they will also have to accept that just like their mates and colleagues they will sometimes put their feet in their mouths. This shouldn't be the trigger for a witch hunt.

Let's see what happens.