Speak up about MPs expenses

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Via Iain Dale, the public consultation on MPs expenses is now open here:
http://mpexpensesconsultation.org.uk/

Such an important matter obviously needs to be very widely publicised. According to the web site:

We are consulting on the new system for managing MPs’ expenses

* The next parliament will start with a completely new system, independently designed and administered
* This is only the first step of a continuing consultation on the role of Members of Parliament and of Parliament itself
* We’d like to hear your views on our proposal for the new system.

So go along and let them know what you think.

Update: Talking of expenses if you want to know what your MP is claiming well “there’s an app for that

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Scary post of the day

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Back at work today and to start the year off badly, this rather worrying post by Anna Raccoon about the birth of the ‘Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly’. Which it seems seeks to extend the EU across the Mediterranean in to Africa – the stated goals of political partnership and economic union seem oddly familiar.

Anyway go read the article particularly the list of countries with whom we’ll soon be experiencing closer union with of course free movement of people.

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The spoilation of Parliament

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Just when you think that the mendacious scoundrels that sit in the palace of Westminster might have learnt to shut up and keep their heads down, they find new and interesting ways to dig up past scandals and heap more disrepute upon their heads. In this case we have three labour MP’s claiming that parliamentary privilege protects them from being prosecuted for fraud over dodgy claims (hat tip: Dizzy). However there may be a silver lining in this dark and stinking cloud, in that as observed by Captain Ranty it may yet test and revalidate the 1689 Bill of rights which could have very interesting repercussions (see comment thread over on Captain Ranty for a discussion).

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