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• European Members Of Parliament Under Threat Of Assassination

  
  Tony Blair — Authority: 433
  Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petit ion - please sign Why the Iraq war is NO reason to reject President Blair Why the Iraq Inquiry is NO reason to reject President Blair Comment at end 16th ...
  7 hours ago

• Diluting Kellys reforms of MPs expenses would be disastrous, says Speaker

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  The Speaker, John Bercow, today warned it would be catastrophic for the reputation of parliament if any attempt was made to row back on the sweeping reforms of MPs expenses proposed by Sir Christopher Kelly last month. The unusually stern remarks will be taken as a warning to the new chairman of the independent ...
  10 hours ago

• Family members working for MPs

  
  Andrew Allison - A Conservative View — Authority: 131
  Watching the Andrew Marr show this morning a rare occurrence happened: I found myself agreeing with John Bercow. I still regard him as an arrogant little shit; my opinion of him has not changed, but what he was correct on was the subject of spouses, partners and other family members working for MPs. I feel sorry ...
  14 hours ago

• MPs expenses: Speaker says new rules must not be watered down

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  The Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow says "denial delay or dilution is simply not an option" on new expenses rulebook.
  18 hours ago

• Odd response

  
  Stop Junk Mail — Authority: 119
  ThinkJessicas e-petition calling for more protection against postal scams has received a rather odd response from the Government. Somehow Gordon Brown et all seem to think that registering with the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) will stop scam mailings.The response states that the Government has "no plans to stop ...
  19 hours ago

• Come clean, Lord Ashcroft

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 158
  If David Cameron is serious about making politics more transparent, he should start by explaining his own partys donations WHILE THE parliamentary expenses scandal at first appeared to afflict all parties equally, some have suffered more equally than others. The Conservatives have not taken an opinion poll hit ...
  1 day ago

• What a tawdry place is tabloid Britain | Euan Ferguson

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Politicians obeisance before the feral press has gone too far This not a mean-spirited country. I walked one night last week, for hours, up and down the lovely, wearying streets of Durham, in the company of vast crowds, come for the first night of a splendid city-wide son et lumiere display, and the mood was of what ...
  1 day ago

• APEC leaders dilute carbon targets

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 432
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is jointly hosting a climate change breakfast on the sidelines of APEC in Singapore, though the Pacific rim leaders have watered down climate change targets in their final statement. Climate change has been the big new issue on the usually trade-centred agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic ...
  1 day ago

• No Commons For Old MPs? 2008 MPs by Year First Elected

  
  Pundits' Guide — Authority: 465
  If incumbency is worth something, and the 1993 election represented such a huge turnover in the composition of the House, then we may be set for another big turnover in the House of Commons next time the country goes to the polls, based on the year many MPs were first elected, and the likelihood that some of them ...
  1 day ago

• MPs expenses: Speaker John Bercow promised to move on from sleaze

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  When he was elected Commons Speaker in June John Bercow promised a "clean break" from the discredited regime of his predecessor Michael Martin.
  2 days ago

• Lizard watchers conference joy

  
  The Bristol Blogger — Authority: 123
  Hey, don’t miss the ‘ Alternative View 3 ‘ event this weekend at the Bristol Thistle Grand Hotel in Broad Street. It says here that it’s delivering nothing less than “The truth rarely spoken by politicians, “big pharma” or the mass media” and its specifically aimed at those of us “well aware of the ...
  2 days ago

• Speaker John Bercows official residence refurbished for £45000

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  House of Commons Speaker had his graceandfavour apartment refurbished at expense of taxpayer despite being warned by officials that the costs may be seen as excessive.
  2 days ago

• Chancellor and senior MPs face election challenge from Independents

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Senior politicians embroiled in the MPs expenses scandal are being targeted by a group of independent candidates at the next general election.
  2 days ago

• Interning for MPs: exploitation or experience?

  
  Liberal Democrat Voice — Authority: 503
  Donal MacIntyre and Hannah Barnes have reported on MPs’ interns for BBC Radio 5 live : MPs could be breaking the law by not paying their parliamentary interns. Hundreds of young graduates are putting in thousands of hours of unpaid work at Westminster. This practice is excluding many young people without ...
  2 days ago

• MPs in expenses claims row get final bill for £1m

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  MPs today received the final demand for repayments as the process of righting the wrongs of the Commons expenses system entered its final phase. The man charged with retrospectively auditing the expense claims, Sir Thomas Legg, has now told MPs what he believes they owe after a period of appeal. This will not end ...
  3 days ago

• A guide to travel perks

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 628
  In my weekly Dispatch from St Johnnysburg at NBR, I look at the various air travel perks for MPs, and rate how justified each one is. The summary is: Domestic Air Travel for MPs 9/10 Domestic Air Travel for Partners 8/10 International Travel for Parliamentary Purposes 10/10 Private International Travel for MPs ...
  3 days ago

• MPs expenses: watchdog warned over new rules

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Sir Ian Kennedy told to be "reasonable and proportionate" and to ignore dubious claims made in the past by MPs.
  4 days ago

• Time’s up on international travel perk

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 628
  Having worked in Parliament, and seen how shitty most of an MPs job is, I’ve always been pretty moderate on the issue of MPs expenses – supporting transparency, but not a major overhaul. However I think that the international travel perk has now had its day, and is so toxic for an MP to use it, they should move ...
  4 days ago

• Politicians chose to put you in this mess

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Policies can make Britains financial and social problems worse or better argues Irwin Stelzer.
  4 days ago

• If MPs lived in the real world it might improve

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Liz Hunt has no sympathy for the group of female MPs who complain that they will struggle to get home to their constituencies late at night.
  4 days ago

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