It looks as if Jacqui Smith will be exonerated - and rightly so. The issue is not whether she mlked the system - and frankly she did - but she was able to do that because the rules allowed her to do so. Apparently the word of an MP is taken on trust (I suppose that they are all honorable people) which means that the system has none of the financial checks and questioning which would be imposed (especially when dealing with such large amounts of money) elsewhere in the public or private sectors.
The system of the financial rewardng of MPs needs a complete overhaul - I personnally would massively increase MPs pay BUT withdraw most of the "extras" that become so open to abuse.
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