CONSPIRACY?

Perhaps our paranoia has been revitalised by the cash for honours enquiry.
We won £10 today with the outcome of this enquiry. The politicos have been chuntering on for ages about grabbing a few more millions of money, with which to fund their electioneering excesses. What does our shiny new PM come up with? Just that suggestion.
It's all over bar the shouting. The political hand will be in the till once again. This time in the interest of the great god "Transparency".
Definition of democracy? "Government of the people, by the people, in spite of the people".

A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION

Here is a question which few people would ask themselves and even fewer would attempt to answer.
A taxi arrives to collect you. You are not quite ready, so ask him to "Hold on a minute", whilst you go inside to lock the back door, collect and don your coat or whatever.
Not wishing to be rude and to save time you leave the front door open with the driver standing there.
Have you been polite or have you unwittingly placed a burden on the driver? He may wish to go back down the garden path to prepare the car for you. e.g. open the passenger door, shake the mat and start the engine.
You have, however, given him the obligation to guard, on your behalf, the open drawbridge to your castle. Or have you?
I suppose it depends on the drivers and your own sense of obligation and responsibility.
Discuss.