MP Expenses- not all are tainted
May 21, 2009 7:23 AM
In all the smoke & thunder surrounding MP's expenses we should not forget that
there are probably a substantial majority of the 646 Members who have NOT
abused the rules. Liberal Democrat, Sarah Teather MP, has never claimed her
second home allowance. She lives just half an hour from Parliament. But she
would be allowed to claim up to £24000 under the idiotic rules which are still
in force. There was a chance to overhaul the system last summer which was not
taken. Immediately after that failure Nick Clegg wrote to Brown & Cameron
proposing joint talks about reform. He was ignored. Now we have to endure the
Brown & Cameron yah boo as each tries to outdo the other in their passion to
'do the right thing' which is code for digging themselves out of a hole that
is entirely of their own making.
Mike Turner
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