4) Instead of explaining his decision to move to C&W and allay any corruption fears, he tried to be clever by launching into a theoretical discussion of conflict of interests. More cocky than competent.
1) They are all in the wrong. It was necessary to avoid the odour of corruption. Nadir Hassan shouldn't have accepted the new job and Cable & Wireless shouldn't have offered a job to a serving finance minister.
4) Instead of explaining his decision to move to C&W and allay any corruption fears, he tried to be clever by launching into a theoretical discussion of conflict of interests. More cocky than competent.
2) He's just ridiculing the notion of conflict of interests with his ridiculous examples.
3) You're the one not making any sense.
1) They are all in the wrong. It was necessary to avoid the odour of corruption. Nadir Hassan shouldn't have accepted the new job and Cable & Wireless shouldn't have offered a job to a serving finance minister.