Re: Anyone surprised?
What would help is (fatally) severing the link between lobbyists and representatives. Allow them to speak in debates but they must abstain on any votes relating to any industry they've received payment from.
If they screw up once they have to pay as a fine of 2x the lobby fee, screw up again and 10x their fee and a lifetime ban on holding any public office.
Draconian? Yes but people who hold any public office should be held to a far higher standard than mere proles.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
