Parliament

by Chris | 13 Dec 2009 | One Comment

Under Conservative plans to bury the “Zac Goldsmith is a non-dom and Michael Ashcroft might be” news stories, all members of the UK Parliament – …

by Chris | 3 Dec 2009 | No Comments

MPs will be given the right to appeal the expenses claims requested by Sir Thomas Legg, which is fair enough. If the MPs think that …

by Chris | 2 Dec 2009 | No Comments

In a speech, Speaker John Bercow has claimed that:

I cannot think of a single year in the recent history of Parliament when more damage has …

by Chris | 1 Dec 2009 | One Comment

Apparently “it is thought up to 50 MPs are thought to have refused to respond or told Sir Thomas that they will not pay back …

by Chris | 30 Nov 2009 | One Comment

After the expenses scandal of late, respect for and trust in MPs and politicians of all levels has deteriorated even further. Changes need to be …

by Chris | 19 Nov 2009 | No Comments

This year’s Queen’s Speech was an obvious and shameless electioneering event by a government on the way out. Most of these bills have little or …

by Chris | 15 Oct 2009 | No Comments

All MPs have been pretty much ordered by the party leaders to comply with the repayments requested by Sir Thomas Legg – or else. But …

by Chris | 14 Oct 2009 | No Comments

Just as the MP expenses saga re-ignites, former Speaker Michael Martin who was ousted from his role in the Commons due to his complete mismanagement …