MPs expenses 
Laws exposed(6)
Image via Wikipedia Anyone who has looked at what went on in the Yeovil General Election campaign will have been shocked by the way that David Laws ran his campaign against me. You can see here and here some of things his campaign got up to in his name. His whole re-electio campaign was based [...]
Declaration of Interest
Unlike other parties the Conservatives have decided to implement the recommendations of The Committee on Standards in Public Life to make all their candidates at this General Election to submit a Declaration of Interest detailing where they derive their income and what they intend to give up when elected. It is also states matters relating [...]
Why an election might be close
Image via Wikipedia Two pieces of today’s news lead me to wonder that the time is coming when an election might need to be called. The first bit of news is that over 300 MPs are going to receive letters from the investigative team looking at expenses. If it is really the case that these [...]
Are second jobs like second homes
I have copied a blog post below from Douglas Carswell, a really interesting take on the second job MPs issue. “Ban second jobs!” goes the cry. Okay. What about the dozens of MPs who have a second job as a government minister? Or as a select committee chairman? Or on the Speaker’s panel of worthies? [...]
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