Telegraph View: There is a belief in Westminster that the world somehow owes its inhabitants a good living
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Telegraph on 25th Aug 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
THE Westminster expenses scandal looks likely to lead to one of the biggest clear-outs of the Commons in living memory at the next general election.
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Scotsman on 28th May 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
OK, now the dead tree press, aka "The Daily Telegraph" has published the expenses of all the parties. Labour- Yueeeeech, Tories.. clean moat, Sir? Lib Dem- nice to see you look after your daughter, Mr. George. Now, will the Journalists on the Telegraph please publish their expenses. Oooooh Noooo- we work for a private company... "Power without responsibility, the prerogative of the harlot through ...
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CicerosSongs on 12th May 2009 (via cicerossongs.blogspot.com)
There is no doubt that the whole political system is suffering a crisis of confidence following the daily updates on MPs’ expenses in the Daily Telegraph. It is not unreasonable for MPs to receive expenses to help offset the costs of living in or near their constituences and in London....
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Tigmoo on 12th May 2009 (via touchstoneblog.org.uk)
David Cameron will tomorrow pledge to deliver the most dramatic redistribution of power in living memory David Cameron will tomorrow pledge to deliver the most dramatic redistribution of power in living memory as he attempts to deal with the concerns of voters left disgusted by the row over MPs' expenses. In a broad-ranging article in the Guardian, Cameron declares that he would trim back the...
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Guardian on 25th May 2009 (via guardian.co.uk)
Like everyone else, I am appalled by the revelations regarding MPs expenses which were leaked by the Daily Telegraph. From the Prime Minister downwards, it seems that MPs of all parties may have been taking advantage of the current arrangements by which expenses can be claimed. However, it remains the case that the Labour Party has had twelve years in power to sort out the system and has done noth...
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DylanJonesEvans on 11th May 2009 (via dylanje.blogspot.com)
Labour Councillors have called on Westminster City Council to adopt the London Living Wage for all its staff and to require all contractors to do so as well. Labour say that the Council should also spearhead a campaign to encourage private sector employers in Westminster, particularly in the hotel, tourism and retail sectors, to adopt the London Living Wage for all their low-paid staff. Labour say...
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LabourMatters on 21st Jun 2010 (via labourmatters.com)
The Daily Telegraph may have reported the claims of MPs' expenses with a certain slant, but there's no denying their journalists have exposed the disgraceful way in which our money is being used by some MPs to feather their nests. I have long called for reform of MPs' pay and expenses, as has David Cameron. I have worked for MPs in their private offices at Westminster and have...
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DavidGold on 9th May 2009 (via davidgold4eltham.com)
Michael White: The Times has used the artist's stormy view of Westminster to illustrate parliament's week of collective shame So Shahid Malik becomes the latest head to roll as a result of the MPs' expenses scandal, on the eighth day of the Telegraph's running series of courts martial. What has it actually been like walking around Westminster during this week of collective sham...
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Guardian on 15th May 2009 (via guardian.co.uk)
A former SAS officer who passed secret details of MPs’ expenses claims to The Daily Telegraph broke cover last night to insist he had “no regrets” about the leak that has rocked Westminster.
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TheIndependent on 23rd May 2009 (via rss.feedsportal.com)