Published Date:
13 May 2009
WE HAVE learned about how MPs in Westminster have misused their expenses, kept more houses than they need, paid relatives to do no work, and generally squeezed every drop of benefit from a system based on trust rather than oversight.
Everyone agrees the system needs reform We await the inquiry of Sir Christopher Kelly's committee on standards in public life, but there are more fundamental questions to be answered.
Do we need so many MPs? We have 646 to represent 60 million pe...
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Last Updated:
12 May 2009 9:47 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
