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Topics covered include (but are not limited to):

• A joint investigation by the Sunday Times and Channel 4′s Dispatches exposed a number of MPs apparently offering to lobby the Government for cash. We discuss the scandal, and whether this is reminiscent of the sleaze which marred the final days of John Major’s government.
• President Obama has passed his landmark healthcare reform bill after a political skirmish that has lasted many months. Is this a symbol of his tenacity and negotiating skill, or is the bill too much of a compromise? Also, there’s been some suggestion that the bill is unconstitutional and may need to be revised.
• The Tories #cashgordon campaign website included an unmoderated Twitter feed, leading to the site being exploited first by Labour activists keen to spread messages opposing the campaign. The Twitter feed also contained a major security flaw which hackers and other ‘online mischief makers’ could use to maliciously redirect visitors to other sites. We discussed whether presenting user-generated content unmoderated shows bravery on the part of the Tory web team, or naïvety.