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Thursday 21 May 2009

British Parliament Members - Expenses schandal.

Alison's Contribution:

I think the jury is out on this one. Because of the transparency, lots of the mistakes which have been made are being aired in public. Such is one benefit of a free press.

Perhaps it is time for other governments to provide the same level of transparency.

BTW, I heard that the justification for the complex expense rules in the UK is that "base" salaries raises have been kept to a minimum and that the expense allowances were an attempt to offset the cost of being able to conduct the business of governing the state.

I agree with your premise that the British are not the worst; they are simply the first to air the dirty linen in public.

All the best,

Alison
posted 4 days ago

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