Derek Conway MP must go....now?

It comes as no surprise that despite 91%* of Old Bexley & Sidcup constituents saying that he should "go now", at the time of writing it appears that Derek Conway MP is going to attempt to hang onto his job until the general election, which could be over 2 years away, with his salary, expenses and extremely generous pension remaining intact. Let's get one thing clear - this guy has misappropriated YOUR money. Why should he be allowed to remain as an MP, whether as a Conservative or not?

The problem that the Conservatives are going to have come the general election, should Derek Conway hang on, is that the voters of Old Bexley & Sidcup are going to see that a vote for CONSERVATIVE X is an endorsement of a party that accepts the shenanigans of its previous MP. I will take on whoever stands as the Conservative candidate in Old Bexley and Sidcup, even if I do have to wait until the general election. I would love to say "bring it on" now and let's have a by-election...but, although I can understand people thinking that "if he says he wants x he actually wants y", my job would become easier by the day, week and month, taking on a failed politician, so that at the last, when the general election is called, the voters will say, "good riddance to bad meat" and vote anything but CONSERVATIVE X. So, if he's not going to do the moral thing and go now, then that suits me just fine.

*'Phone poll, 4.2.08, by Independents to save Queen Mary's Hospital, of 137 voters who expressed an opinion