Summary
T HE latest round of expense revelations prove that the claim culture has seeped through to almost every pore of the political establishment.
While their constituents confront redundancy and despair on the streets of recession-hit Britain, getting better acquainted with the no-frills shelves of their local discount supermarket, many MPs display every sign of living in a cosseted, comfortable world of pounds 35 toilet-roll holders and pounds 450 widescreen TVs.See the full content of this document
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Watchdog Is Needed to Look Over Mps' ; Comment
Our representatives' world is one where shame, as well as poverty, is starkly absent.
"Embarrassment" is not a w...See the full content of this document
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