Shock horror in the Independent that young Evangelical Interns are employed as research assistants to MP’s paid for by a family life pressure group called CARE. Evangelicals in parliament are indeed a pesky lot. Ask the slavers of 1789-1807. Dave Walker demonstrates in the CT Blog how this dastardly deed is done and David Hallam, former MEP and Methodist local preacher exposes what a complete non-story this is.MP's are in fact allowed to employ as interns whoever they believe will do the job best. It follows that people with all sorts of views, some of them varying from those of the Independent, might be found there. Everything should be declared and above board. This has been, so the editors of the Independent will just have to be brave soldiers and live with the fact that people with other views exist and are even allowed to work. There is, however, a long English Tradition of people calling themselves “Independents” experiencing discomfort in the face of Diversity...
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