MP's expenses (again)

The issue here is quite simple. Too many of our politicians are operating under a self centred and greedy approach.

What is required is a return by this minority (and it is a minority) to an attitude that "I am here to serve the public, and I will do nothing that brings the office of MP into disrepute".

If that attitude were to be held by all, you would not need to change anything.

Frankly I am sick fed up to the back teeth of MP's saying that something which looks dodgy and which appears questionable is "within the rules". As supposedly honourable members MP's should not need rules. They should do what is right.

Have they no shame? It is time for the public to speak at the ballot box. I care not whether the MP's are Labour, Liberal, Conservative or SNP, I will not defend those who abuse the system for their own personal financial gain.

I attended a recording of BBC's any questions last night (Friday 7th May). Inevitably the question was asked about expenses. It did not take long for John McFall to fail to properly condemn the abuses and to try to turn the question to the disgraced Conservative Derel Conway. The difference of course is that the Conservative party expelled Derek Conway. The Labour party have done nothing about Alistair Darling, Gordon Brown, Jacvkie Smith, and a host of others.

The whole thing stinks. Sadly it is a minority who have done this.