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MP Expenses. Just Because They Are Not Illegal Does Not Make Them Right

There is huge uproar over revelations of the types of things that Ministers are getting the public to pay for.
It is clear that Ministers are using the public purse as their own personal home improvement service where everything comes for free.
It is a dreadful state of affairs and what is worse is that people like [...]

A New Hillsborough Enquiry. New Labour’s First Deception

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster when 96 Liverpool supporters died at an FA Cup semi final.
The investigation into the incidents that day that led to those terrible deaths is a litany of confusion, poor organisation, substandard facilities and plain incompetence.
The families of those who died continue their campaign for justice, but [...]

Britain Is Broke - OECD

The organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned today that the UK has no more funds for bail outs.
The banks have had the lot.
Unbelievable.

No Justification For MP’s Pay Rise

MPs awarded themselves a pay increase of just under 2.5% and while the figure was decided upon before the complete collapse of the world’s financial systems, it needs to be reviewed at least and preferably deferred.
Politics really has changed hugely even in the 20 years since I studied it, the major change has been that [...]

No Surprise As Gordon Brown Thinks Jacqui Smith Has Done Nothing Wrong

I wondered how Jacqui Smith would try to weasel her way out of “Wristgate” but Gordon Brown’s response has really floored me.
To say that her husband submitting an expenses claim on her behalf for TV and Internet connections including two adult films is a “Private Matter” is a joke.
How can it be private when money [...]