Crikey - The Owen Paterson Saga, Or: ‘The One Where the Government Tried to Legitimise Corruption and Almost Everybody, including The Daily Mail, Noticed’

When it comes to the whole story surrounding Owen Paterson, what’s remarkable is that it’s mostly not about him. It’s about the Prime Minister, yes, but it’s mostly about the Conservative Party as a whole - and broadly, the standards expected of those working in public life. 

And how the Conservatives sought to ride roughshod over those standards.

If thi…