For the first time MPs, ministers and civil servants will have to agree to a code of conduct which binds them to the truth as part of a package of measures proposed to combat the low level of public trust in Government.
It goes on to explain:
He will start by proposing overhauling the code’s definition of “honesty” — at present a technical definition focusing on conflicts of interest — after focus groups said this missed the central point.
The final wording of the new definition has yet to be agreed, but Sir Alistair said that it must revolve around the notion of truth.
Ahhh! That's where it'll fall down then!
* This is a bit like a rottweiler with lots of bling and leather
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