THE EDITOR, Sir:
CALL ME naive, but I don't see why it's taking a rocket science approach to deal with corruption. Calling a summit? What for? Sheer PR, if you ask me.
Mr. Prime Minister, sir, if you are serious about fighting corruption, here's what I need to see. I need to see some heads on a platter. Mr. Whiteman, Minister of Information, knows that there is corruption. And to me it's very simple. If I am in charge of an agency, for argument's sake, I'd have a job description; there'd be policies and procedures by which I am to operate.Then there is the law, ignorance of which is no excuse. How difficult can it be to determine where the corruption is?
Here's one theory. I would not be the only one benefiting from my corruption. Those who would have the authority and responsibility to remove me are themselves sharing in the spoils of my rampage, whether directly or indirectly. That would make me something of an untouchable. There are more than a few of those known kinds around here. The million dollar question is, why aren't heads rolling?
Though I may be in charge, I may not be immediately aware of certain acts of corruption that are occurring in my camp. So before my head rolls I should be given a chance to stage a defence. If I fail, I fall. Simple.
Here's one last point for good measure. If they have to import Jamaican police to help deal with the Yardies in the U.K., what is Mark Shields doing here? I'll tell you, PR. This corruption thing runs deep. Am I naïve? Tell me.
I am, etc.,
CHARLES EVANS
Manchester
