The rather unsavoury allegations this weekend concerning politicians and their unelected special advisors, have demonstrated how low the standards of political campaigning have become in the UK. We have become a nation with ‘personality politicians’ – which seems to be a bit of an irony seeing as we have a prime minister who demonstrates very […]
MPs
More MPs Caught Feeding At the Trough
It is becoming even easier to know when it is Sunday. It has become the day when papers like The Mail On Sunday expose the latest MP who has been caught claiming massive expenses from the public purse. This week, it is former Defence Minister, Geoff Hoon’s turn to perform in the spotlight. He was […]
MPs Get A Rise (Not From Pay-Per-View)
News comes today, that MPs have been awarded a pay rise of 2.33 percent from April 1st. The annual salary of a member will now increase from £63,291 to £64,766 before they even begin to use their expense allowance, of up to £180,000 per year. Seems they will be able to to afford to […]
Home Secretary Fiddling – Again!
As red faces go, it must have been almost on fire! Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, has been forced to pay back money claimed on her expenses. Her husband had been watching pay-per-view adult films on a cable TV subscription, paid as part of her controversial second home allowance. Ms.Smith has already been in the spotlight […]