tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392211719163936358.post-87762226261096610522007-11-30T07:52:00.000Z2007-11-30T10:32:33.929Z2007-11-30T10:32:33.929ZWell done Gordon Brown for putting the sleaze back in British politics.<br /><br />Whatever your views on the Tories, they did sleaze well. Archer, Hamilton, Norris, and Major himself made politics more interesting for the likes of me, an apolitical thirty-something with few intellectual demands.<br /><br />But now we have Donategate. It's a fascinating story of love, sex and betrayal and......No, of course, it's not. It's a story of a businessman, David Abrahams, donating more money to the Labour party than he's willing to admit. <br /><br />And of course 'businessman' is the key word. He didn't give this money to Gordon because he felt he's been looking a bit under the weather recently. Or as a reward for the fantastic way the country has been run in the last 10 years, and the many benefits the UK's businesses have derived from Labour rule.<br /><br />No. Apparently Abrahams is after planning permission for a business park in County Durham. The police have been called and have started to investigate.<br /><br />In the great scheme of things I suppose it's not a great bit of sleaze - but I'm optimistic that police investigations will reveal a more sordid slant to the story. One that includes Harriet Harman, Christopher Biggins, a tub of candy floss, a cactus and a mountain goat.<br /><br />I live in hope.Charles Lettermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12154962418772628193noreply@blogger.com0