It seems entirely appropriate that a former master spy should have been placed in charge of overseeing the conduct of ministers and senior civil servants, figures who, with the best will in the world, could often be described as wily.
After a series of varied scandals and semi-scandals, the chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Jonathan (now Lord) Evans, has published a series of recommendations to tighten up the rules. In the light of the David Cameron/Greensill affair, where the former premier tried to use contacts gained through public service to further the financial interests of his client (though within the existing rules), Lord Evans would wish for this process to include “informal” conversations, and to be more transparent, as it has been demonstrably “poor”.
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