There's something incredibly shabby about all this. Simon Case took on the job knowing that he himself had partied illegally. Did Johnson know that, or did he at least not question him before asking him to take on the enquiry? Or did they do a secret old pals' whitewash deal, knowing that they were both bang to rights? There's something that looks likes an entitled bubble tainting the air about all this. Let's call it corruption. Why not.