Let the squirming begin

Mps received a letter yesterday detailing the overpayments of expenses claimed, and asking to either repay, or say why they should not have to.

For a change, the sounds of politicians rushing to microphones is deafening - by its absence.

Yo can almost hear the squirming of bottoms on seats, as some, reportedly, face repayments of anything up to £200,000.

Some are threatening legal action (so it is rumoured), saying that the expenses were all claimed within the rules.

Some are saying that the rules were so complicated, how were they supposed to understand them. Just a note to your good selves - you created them (duh!), and even if you couldn't understand them, what right did you have to take blatant and flagrant advantage of them.

Some are saying that the letter's not in fact a demand for repayment, its only for information, and that there could be no basis for enforcement.

They just don't get it do they. This has nothing to do with whether these 'expenses' were within the rules or not - its all about sticking fat snouts in the trough, and taking the electorate of this country for a ride. The whole system was corrupt (whether it stilll is or not remains to be seen), and any politician taking advantage to line their own pockets should be summarily booted out, with no end of term compensation packages or anything, and be forced to repay ALL expenses.

That would clean up politics faster than you could say Jack Flash.

Footnote - praise for Gordy and Cameron (for a change) - at least they will be returning any inappropriate expenses, Gordy £12,000 odd and Cameron has said to Conservative Mps 'Pay up, or you won't be standing at the next election'