What do you think about the media coverage of the scams on MP's expenses?
Most of their claims should have been headed "Once upon a time" and they had the cheek to criticise the bankers!
If we don't or can't prosecute them then they should all, at the very least, loose their jobs and their pensions.
In any commercial organisation they would have been fired for gross misconduct.
It's about time we reduced the number of MP's anyway. the trough just isn't big enough for all their grubby little snouts.
Do away with their second homes and, during the week, make them all live on a prison ship moored outside Westminster. So they will be apart from their families! Tough, they shouldn't have joined at least they have a job which is more than can be said for the soon to be 3.5M+.
But it's not just the top brass who are at it.
What about District and County Councillors?
How many sign-in to several meetings per day (and stay just minutes) to get the attendance allowances and mileage between home and office?
How many buy cheap day returns but claim first class?
When travelling to meetings, how many take a passenger in their car (another Councillor) to save costs to tax payers as opposed to travelling alone?
How many pay a friend to do a job on a "charity" community service?
Are their expenses audited? Not on a regular basis.
Some Councils only have a Benefit Office Fraud and Audit team.
They don't regularly audit Councillors expenses and will only do so if a fraud is "spotted".
Who is going to spot something if there's no check?
One person I talked to used to work for a District Council and when asking the boss if they could audit the Councillors expenses they were told "Not if you want to keep your job".
Yes - they're all at it.
Let them get away with it then you're just as guilty as they are.
Come the revolution!!!!
