Expenses

The latest revelations about the expenses claimed by our MPs has outraged them. Not the cheating and the fraud and the greed, but the fact that whoever leaked the information has committed a criminal act. They should be ashamed of themselves but I doubt they know the meaning of the word. :wall:

I was reading a thread on another forum about the expenses and I agree with what one person wrote.

It's disgusting that nurses for instance have to pay to park at the hospital, yet MPs can claim for absolutely everything

They should be outraged at the fact that most of them screw the system for everything.

The £100 a week they can claim for food just shocked me. With the money they earn, they can well afford to buy their own food, especially now we know some of them live a short train journey from work yet still claim second home allowance and all the rest of it.

They're all to blame, none of the parties look good now they've been exposed. Who are we supposed to vote for?

All sorts of new expenses claims have just made the news today. They are just like pigs with their snouts in the trough. It is our money they are stealing. How on earth can you claim morgage expenses when you haven't got a bloody mortgage?

I'm just listening to Question Time and they're trying to justify themselves (badly). One MP even claimed 1p for a phone call, it's like someone in the audience said, they're just screwing the country for every penny they can.

Fantastic news that some of them are being investigated by the Met. That's absolutely what should happen. If there are no ifs and buts for benefit cheats, then these people should not be allowed to get away with "it was an honest mistake, guv". They're criminals and should be treated as such.

The whole thing happened because some of them thought they were above the law, untouchable.

I hope the police aren't just doing it as a publicity stunt, and then cover it all up. Like you say Jo benefits cheats are taken to court, there's no excuses for 'oops I made a mistake' as well there shouldn't be (hmm the grammar is lacking there lol), so there should be no excuse for MPs.

That's my worry too, Lou. That the police are going along with the public mood but when feelings aren't running so high the people being investigated will get off with a slap on the wrists. They might have to leave their Westminster jobs, but they'll all turn up again as "directors" or "consultants" to big companies, raking in a 6-figure salary.