25-03-2019, 08:40 AM
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Expenses: The Scandal That Changed Britain
Not sure if this should be in the TV & Film section or Politics & Govt. so have put it in both!
BBC2 09.00pm Monday 25 March 2019
Expenses: The Scandal That Changed Britain
Ten years on from the Parliamentary expenses scandal which rocked Westminster to the core, Emily Maitlis explores the profound impact it had on public trust in the political class.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003mtg
25-03-2019, 09:23 AM
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Re: Expenses: The Scandal That Changed Britain
Originally Posted by summer
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I don't know how true this is as I haven't checked it but a pal told me yesterday that after the expenses scandal MPs expenses claims dropped but they are now higher than before the scandal..... I expect it's true.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/11...my-Corbyn-news
25-03-2019, 09:36 AM
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Re: Expenses: The Scandal That Changed Britain
Expenses claimed by the highest claiming MPs are quite an eye-opener:https://www.mpsexpenses.info/#!/all
Brexit has it seems been a reason for increasing MP's expenses:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...r-brexit-costs
Not forgetting that once again there is to be an increase in MP's pay:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47405259
As Del Boy would say to Rodney "Nice little earners"
27-03-2019, 12:25 PM
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Re: Expenses: The Scandal That Changed Britain
I watched this programme; much of it was factual, but towards the end the presenters made a couple of interesting points -Three things have happened recently in fairly close succession -
MPs expenses scandal
Financial crisis
The absolute shambles that our useless and traitorous MPs have made of the EU Referendum result, and Brexit negotiations
The combined effect of these has been to destroy any kind of trust or respect in our MPs & Government
Well we all know that, though it was convenient to have them summarised
But they went on to make a further point
As others have pointed out on this forum, MPs are representatives, not delegates
This means that we elect them and trust them to act in the best interests of the people and the country; they are not there simply to follow orders
Generally this has worked passably well, with a bit of grumbling now & again, but nothing too serious
However, these events, especially Brexit, have shown, most MPs are simply looking after themselves
They asked for an opinion over EU membership and were given a clear majority decision, yet have done everything they can to reverse or subvert that decision - they have shown themselves to be unworthy of any trust
Strictly speaking they are entitled to make their own decisions, but their current performance shows utter contempt for the electorate and public opinion
Any kind of trust or respect has gone, and something needs to change
That is also something we know already; all the more damning as it was stated by the BBC
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