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Everyone in a certain job with requirements to relocate or travel should have expenses paid by their company. The main differences here seem to be that it's tax payer's money and that a few MPs seem to be claiming for more than they should (or for odd things).
This, of course, should come as no surprise. We all realise that some people, given a position of power, will try to sneak through any system in order to get something for nothing, MPs especially.
So the question isn't really whether they should be spending this money (obviously not in many cases reported) but should there really be so much fuss and surprise about what's been going on?
Also, how would you regulate MP's spending?
I'd first give them a budget cap so they can only spend up to an agreed amount, then give them a stricter set of rules across the board so it's fair and above board.
Free speech is important, but journalism has been and continues to be, in cases such as this, completely counter-productive. It drags an already inept government away from its duties in order to defend itself over tedious and (in the grand scheme of things) piffling matters.
The economic crisis IS something to worry about, but to attack the government over bills for light-bulbs or chandeliers, is demented. The government, much as I despise it myself, is the only entity capable of guiding us out of this mess. I'll be the first to stand up and say Gordon Brown needs to grow some balls or pass the mantle to someone else, but it's still crazy to start demanding investigations into a few thousand pound here, a few thousand there, being squandered.
The media act like children sometimes. Now, surely, is the time they grew up.
No, the scandal shouldn't sway votes either way, he's absolutely right, and I'm sure this sort of thing went on as much with Churchill and other so called 'great' leaders of our time.
The only problem with his arguement is that he seems to think we live in a democracy, which anyone who studies the way in which governments are elected in this country may argue with.
What a legend.
And if you liked that : -
Double standards
However, having your f###ing moat cleaned at the expense of the taxpayer is an absolute joke. How is that essential to their job? It's not, so they shouldn't be able to claim for it.
All these politicians who are apologising are only saying sorry because they got caught! If they hadn't been exposed they'd still be doing it!
If anyone in a private company was caught rigging expenses it would probably go down as fraud or maybe theft. So the same thing should happen here. However, it won't as MPs will make sure they're alright. Sod everyone else and the recession we're in. As long as they can claim back costs for fixing their tennis courts and the porn they've watched on telly then everything is hunky dory as far as their concerned.
These people are supposedly leading our country. Is it any wonder we're in such a mess?!
And just to clear things up, I haven't lost my job - I think I'd be even more p****d off if I had though!
The house scheme does sort of make sense too, though that Hotel idea does sound a better way to work it. The main problem seems to be that MPs all take advantage of the 'rules' and find ways to re-interpret them for their own benefit.
Everyone in a certain job with requirements to relocate or travel should have expenses paid by their company. The main differences here seem to be that it's tax payer's money and that a few MPs seem to be claiming for more than they should (or for odd things).
This, of course, should come as no surprise. We all realise that some people, given a position of power, will try to sneak through any system in order to get something for nothing, MPs especially.
So the question isn't really whether they should be spending this money (obviously not in many cases reported) but should there really be so much fuss and surprise about what's been going on?
Also, how would you regulate MP's spending?
I'd first give them a budget cap so they can only spend up to an agreed amount, then give them a stricter set of rules across the board so it's fair and above board.