The thing that baffles me most is why all the details have been allowed to drip out over a period of months, once it was realised that the info was not secure they should have released the lot at once. The way it's been handled has been farcical, the damage to the integrity of parliament has been maximised along with the profits of the mole and the sales of the Telegraph.
The whole business saddens me greatly. I do think that MP's should be paid a better salary and that the salary should cover most of things claimed as 'expenses' now. I have no doubt that the great majority of MP's have acted in good faith, but it also seems that a significant minority have abused the system for personal gain. Those that are found to have acted dishonestly should be charged with fraud. The argument that 'everybody does it' does not wash, theft is theft. Those people elected to write the laws should be living within them.
That the current system is crap is obvious to all. An independent body should be established to set pay scales for MP's and any new expenses system needs to be transparent and simple.
In fact the whole parliamentary system needs to be reformed. It is outdated, once revered and now mocked. We need PR and we need a written constitution. I would not be surprised if the turnout for the next general election falls below 50%.
That was a party political broadcast on behalf of the Donkey Poo Party.
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