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"Exactly. He got a job, and made a living"

Talk about damning with faint praise, it hardly makes him Perry Mason does it?

"When has he been in court since becoming an MP?"

Fair enough, technically the Hutton Inquiry was not a court, even though Hutton was a judge. He'll probably smarm his way out of the cash for peerages case too. As I said, the cunt's made for life, more's the pity.

Fact is, he was a barrister for about 8 years before he got elected to Parliament, at which point he dropped the law. He can't have had much commitment to it, and everything I have read about him implies he was no great shakes as a lawyer. For my money he's not much better when it comes to making laws either. It's amazing how far a cheesy grin will get you.

"Presumably many MPs give up their jobs on election, and particularly when promoted into cabinet roles"

Many barrister MPs continue to practise the law, Tone dropped it like a hot potato. It was just a means to an end for him. That's not really a criticism, but he was no great shakes as a lawyer, and had no real commitment to a legal career. Indeed, something he only did for 8 years hardly counts as a career.

"I think he's part of the Executive now, NOT the Legislature, so he shouldn't really be making laws at all! Although with our quaint political system, I suppose he does get to vote on laws, when he attends votes (very rarely)."

Dream on mate. Under our system he effectively has the powers of a mediaeval king, there is no real separation of powers. All laws come from Number Ten.

"Let me know how long you have to do something for for it to count as a career!"

I think a career is something you commit yourself to for the long term. For Phoney Tony it is clearly politics, not the Bar.