Posts Tagged ‘expenses’
Do we really need this ironic iPhone app?
Software manufacturer Satosoft have released an iPhone application on the iTunes app store that lets you check your MP's expenses, ring their constituency office, and send caustic emails. Its orientation is fairly clear, both from the description: "Satosoft give you the power to exercise your democratic right to ask one or all MP's (sic) about [...]
Give parliament a clean start
Just 265 MPs have stated definitely that they will stand again, and parliamentary officials are predicting a quarter of MPs will eventually stand down before the General Election, according to the Daily Telegraph. Although this is set to be the biggest exodus in living memory, voters may legitimately be asking the question: "why aren't more [...]
In 2010, demand better
British democracy has three problems. The vast majority of votes make no difference to who forms the government. The system persuades governments to go for short term wins at long term cost. Many politicians believe, or have believed, that you can get away with it. Actually, we don't have to have any of these things, and in 2010, we are in a [...]
Decade of distrust reaches an end
The 2000s began with the end of Bill Clinton's US presidency limping out of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. They finished with the UK House of Commons facing a collapse of public trust which is set to result in 1/3-1/2 of MPs leaving or losing their seats in the 2010 General Election, and trust in politicians at an all time low of 13%, according to [...]
