After the Cullen controversy, it's time for a lesson on public duty
No, that was inappropriate. Was it his championing of Ms Leech because her services would be particularly useful in his own constituency, and the fact that nobody else was allowed to tender for her initial contract? No, that wasn't right either.
Was it that, once the minister moved to the Department of Environment, he again suggested Ms Leech for a contract, this time the work being of urgent national importance so that she was again not required to tender?
