Published Date:
19 May 2009
THE expenses scandal currently consuming the House of Commons is a tale of two bunkers: one is the bunker at The Daily Telegraph offices in London where the devastating material is kept, seen only by a chosen few, and the other is the mentality over at the Palace of Westminster where MPs are cowering, fearful of the barrage to come.
British democracy has never seen anything like it. Most political scandals have a day, or at most two, of startling revelation with the rest being fallout. This extraordinary story has been running for 12 days, each one bringing fresh disclosures and...
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Last Updated:
18 May 2009 9:51 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Hamish Macdonell
