Scandals in the Mother of Parliaments
Contemporary Review › Band 291 Nr. 1693, Juli 2009
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Most candidates grandiloquently proclaim that if elected, they will acquire a house in this most delightful of constituencies. [...] a newly elected MP is often faced with the need to acquire two new residences: one in London and another in the constituency. Often the MPs employ their spouses or other family members. [...] Jacqui Smith made her husband her assistant.
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Scandals in the Mother of Parliaments
THROUGHOUT the month of May the British public and Parliament have been convulsed by the most extensive political scandal in modern British history. Beginning on 9 May, The Daily Telegraph, which has the largest circulation of the quality newspapers, has been publishing pages of details about the expenses of MPs. At least one sixth of all MPs from all parties have seen their claims for expenses portrayed as excessive, absurd and, in some cases, fraudulent. By the end of the month, public fury at MPs, including the majority who have not been accused of anything, was at fever pitch.
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