We have learnt only bad things from the Brits.

Using the Freedom of Information Act the Daily Mail in Britain has learnt that a website for adultery which calls itself " Out of Town Affairs " was accessed a total of 52,375 times in 7 months by MPs and their employees. The website promises," We connect you with thousands of other married men and women looking for a marital affair or more heat in the bedroom. The variety of new members is fantastic." For a signing up fee of 25 pounds per month you will be able to contact " thousands of horny cheaters ready to get some action ". You will also be able " to write you own sex date diary " and " read and send filthy messages ". In December there were 8457 page views from parliament, 7533 in November and 8971 in October, which works out to 299 per day. No doubt our esteemed MPs will be horrified by such lecherous behavior of the British, proclaiming loudly that our parliament is the " light pillar of democracy " but, while a member of the Congress would be forced to resign his seat in the prudish US of A, in Britain it is not considered such a serious offense. More a " tut tut " than an " off with his head ". However, any infraction of the law invites swift punishment. Chris Huhne, member of the Liberal Democrat party and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has had to resign his post as minister and his seat in the House of Commons after pleading guilty to a charge of perverting the course of justice on 4 February. He forced his then wife to accept penalty points on her driving license after being caught speeding in 2003. She ratted on him last year when he confessed to an adulterous affair. In 2009 the Daily Telegraph leaked details of fraudulent expenses claimed by MPs resulting in several MPs going to prison. They had to resign their seats and their political careers were ruined. Over here 163 out of 543 members of the Lok Sabha have criminal charges against them but because of our munificent judges their cases are never resolved, allowing them to continue lording it over us. The charges are not trivial, such as speeding or nicking a few thousand rupees, but murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and rape. This makes the remaining 380 MPs accessories to heinous crime. Looting taxpayer money is not considered a crime by our politicians; indeed it is considered a legitimate perk of the job much like bonus payments to company executives. Not only are these criminals able to continue with their careers in crime as well as rake in the generous allowances paid out to MPs, including free laundry, they are protected by our police. There are 47,557 policemen protecting 14,842 VIPs which is 15,000 more police than sanctioned. This amounts to 3 per VIP while there is just one policeman for 761 ordinary people who vote these villains to power. TOI, 9 February. There is much to learn from the Brits but we have learnt only the bad.