MPs' expenses: things for policywonk to say if she gets the chance

[policywonk]

So I'm off tomorrow afternoon to this panel discussion thing: here are the details

I'll go through the old thread tonight but post any more stuff here. Y'know, if you want to.

I'm SO OVER MPs' expenses.

Lenin - yes, I think we might be slightly overtaken by events today!

Will be Twittering from the MN account - MumsnetTowers I think.(If my phone doesn't die.)

MollieO. Crickey love.

PW, could you try and ask why alot of MP's have to have a second home in the first place. We all have to commute why can't they?
Also no property should be bought if they cant afford to pay for it themselves. Exactly the same as the rest of us.
They should be following the same tax laws as we do. All expenses etc should be the same as everyone else.
If they were to change these things then most people would be able to put their trust back into a badly corrupted system.

Good luck. M&S £12 jeans are great I have a pair.

On a lighter note: Could we play mumsnet bingo?

5 points for mentioning Dear Husband/wife/child
10 points for fruit shoots or Greggs sausage rolls
And a massive 100 points if policywonk manages to mention cocklodging.

Will there not be sufficient residential premises available post- olympics for MP purposes?

It's all just a disappointment.I gave up on the idea of politics as I didnt like the grabber associations and it seems I was right . The rep is keeping genuine people who want to really make a difference away. rather shite, no?

Good luck PW

M&S £!12 jeans may be great, but their £12.50 linen mix wide leg trousers are really great LOL

Someone on another thread had a brilliant suggestion: Olympic Village.

Have you seen what's for 1p

Not good.

All MPs expenses should be published on a website (some MPs already do this on their own sites).

Agree with Leningrad. £1250 is a huge amount; some people (ordinary ones) have trouble finding £400pm.

Unless, of course, the property becomes the property of the people once the MP leaves.

But if they live in East Anglia, for instance, why are they bringing their kids to London? Male MPs would leave their kids in the constituency home with wife and nanny. Surely female MPs can do the same?

nobody should be prevented rom becoming an MP because they don't have access to a willing spouse or live in Anglia! however, halls can quite easily become flatlets; as students with famillies have specially provided accomodations so can they.

The olympic village idea was broadcast on GMTV the day sfter all this leaked

I used to commute from Somerset to London once a week when working; if we were there more than a night we were given £20 for an evening meal (daytime was caterd in), train ticket and HR booked us a room at a motel in Kennington. They were a charity so it seems to me had "exactrly" the same duty of care to the purse as the MP's, the difference is they managed it- amazing the impetud a checking system like the charities commission has.

pleaseeeeeee get in fango, and i will vote for you to be the pm even if you have to camoflage(sp).. you know, "freinds of mine "fran and joe" type thing