{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Paradis Fiscaux et Judiciaires","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.paradisfj.info","title":"The politics of sleaze","author_name":"","width":"480","height":"295","url":"https:\/\/www.paradisfj.info\/The-politics-of-sleaze.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/www.paradisfj.info\/The-politics-of-sleaze.html'\u003EThe politics of sleaze\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EComment \n\nThe politics of sleaze \n\nNick Cohen \n\nSunday November 16, 2003 \n\nThe Observer \n\nThe following apology was printed in the Observer\u2019s For the Record column, Sunday November 23 2003 \n\nThe commentary below described Lord Steel as the current presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament. Lord Steel, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, has not been presiding officer since standing down as an MSP in May. The current presiding officer is George Reid. Apologies. \n\nAllow me to introduce (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}