No need to alter MP perks.

It seems that a minority of MPs have managed modest or very modest claims against costs, which are entirely unobjectionable.

I would argue that MPs have given themselves enough rope to hang themselves with the current self-enacted system.

This is a very good thing as it has allowed some of them to make proper fools of themselves, and thus demonstrate their true colours in a way their dissembling mouths do not adequately seem to do.

This is a very useful information and should be used in helping memebrs of the electorate form a judgement about whom they choose to vote for at the next election.

What is splendid is that the Daily Telegraph has had the bravery to publish these details, and thus once again demonstrating that the real guardians of democracy in the UK are not the elected Memebers of Parliament, but the free press.

What we need is not a change in the rules, but to leave this self hanging rope there so that the free press can trap greedy pigs with their snouts in the trough!

Discuss, ... if you like!

ATB from George

PS: I am inclined to think that a greater turn out at the election would be likely if there were one more line than traditionally on Ballot Papers. One which read

"None of the above."

If the "None of the aboves" formed the largest single block of votes than all the candidates selected by their sponsering parties would be rejected and a new election of a different set of candidates should be sprung following deselection of the existing crew and selection of a new collection more worth voting for.

Thus there would be no reason why people like Gordon Brown should ever darken the gangway of the House Of Commons again, which I would consider to be a very good thing ...