According to this Mornings papers Tony McNulty has been claiming housing allowance for his parents home 8 miles from his family home. By all accounts this is within the rules. But was it within the spirit of the rules. I can't see that anyone would say that it was.
There are two points here.
The first is the inescapable view that MP's allowances is a joke. It should be brought in line with that of the private sector, if it is not the repute of all politicians is brought into question and democracy suffers.
The second point is that just as the Major government found, when the rot sets in, it cannot be turned. LA is sure that there are MP's on all sides of the House pushing the system to the extreme for personal gain. They are however not all part of a crumbling government. A predatory media are like Lions, they will pick off the lame and weak. This government is both of those, over the coming weeks we should expect similar headlines.
Drip, drip drip.
LA.
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