“Gordon Brown is said to be ‘very concerned’ about allegations ex minister Elliot Morley claimed £16,000 expenses on a loan he had already paid. Mr Morley has said it was a ‘mistake’ and has paid the money back – but his future as a Labour MP may be in doubt”.
“The Home Secretary is to pay back parliamentary allowances claimed for pay-per-view television services, reportedly including two adult films. Jacqui Smith said she ‘mistakenly’ claimed for the TV package while billing for an internet connection”. For me, the fact that Jacqui Smith made a simple, and almost certainly genuine, accounting error of bundling a few [...]
Yesterday was Blog Action Day, on the subject of Poverty. My contribution today is, unfortunately, more of a rant about the current financial crisis most affecting the affluent nations than a considered piece about those for whom the real meaning of poverty is whether or not they have access to clean drinking water. My simple [...]