Morally Mouldy

Members of the party that voted against forcing landlords to keep rented homes fit for human habitation are aghast with moral indignation because landlords are not keeping rented homes fit for human habitation. The death of a two-year-old from an infestation of black mould has brought Conservatives crawling and sermonising from woodwork conveniently softened by the steady inundation of crocodile tears. The jabbering homunculus Michael Gove expressed amazement that the boss of the housing organisation is still in post, given that the slumlord in question is not a Cabinet colleague of Michael Gove. So far no straight-talking centrist of the people has gone on the record to say that if the victim had stayed in Sudan the whole thing need never have happened; but it can only be a matter of time.