It's interesting that prescott is trying to dismantle local democracy using every trick in the book. He has imposed a ludicrous standards board system onto everything from parish councils upwards. For example, he has banned a local councillor in Cambridgeshire from having anything to do with the Northstowe new town, because he lives in the adjacent village. He should be allowed to represent the views of his constituents but can't, on the grounds that 'he has a prejudicial interest'.
Councillors up and down the country are being censured by prescott's standards boards for a variety of sins loosley cobbled together under 'conduct unbecoming' and 'bringing the council into disrepute', etc.
But it's all right for him to screw his secretary?
Boy, talk about double standards. At least Profumo had the decency to resign and descend into obscurity to devote his life to charitable works.
The sooner this lot are out, the better.