At least some little troughing piggies will have to wait before 'earning' the 'big bucks'

The way that so many ex-Labour ministers left government and went straight into highly paid consultancy or directorships was quite sickening; you know the people of whom I speak. So I was interested to learn that the new version of the Ministerial Code (published yesterday at David Cameron's behest) bars ex-Ministers from such roles for two years. So the likes of Jacqui Smith will be unable to cash in on her contacts and may have to instead get a normal job, if she is able to find one that is within the compass of her limited talents. It's a shame that so many Labour ex-ministers have already cashed in on their contacts but 'baby steps' are better than none.