Public interest after all?

A rip roaring attack on Heydon Prowse who secretly filmed Alan Duncan on the House of Common's terrace by the Independent's Stephen Glover.

He describes him as not a journalist but a self-styled campaigner who posts clips on YouTube

He asks whether

Prowse had delivered such a public service after all. I started to wonder whether his secret filming was really in the public interest. Was it possible he had abused an important trust that must exist between journalists and politicians in a democratic society? Might it be that his underhand techniques, if repeated on a wider scale, would paradoxically have the effect of making politicians less prepared to speak frankly to journalists, and even, in the long-run, less accountable?

How times are changing at the Telegraph.

This morning's Telegraph devotes a big spread on page 9 to the "marriage "of Tory MP Alan Duncan and James Dunseath

The paper reports that

A senior member of David Cameron's team is to become the first Conservative MP to enter into a civil partnership.
Alan Duncan, the shadow business secretary, will make political history with his announcement in The Daily Telegraph today.Mr Duncan, 50, an MP since 1992, will be the first member of the Cabinet or shadow cabinet to have entered into a legal partnership with a same-sex partner

I like Guido's comment

Alan Duncan is tying the knot with James Dunseath it is announced on the Court & Social page of the Telegraph. Some serious social changes are encapsulated in that, not so long ago the only Queen on that page was Elizabeth II, and the letters pages were full of outrage at gay marriages.