2009/4/11 Tom Steinberg <[email protected]>: > Does anyone know who is putting forward any serious proposals for > reforming MPs expenses? I keep getting phoned up about it, and all I > can say is "What counts most is that whatever the rules are, they're > transparent." Which is true, but a touch weak.
My suggestion is the same or even less regulation but almost total transparency. With a regularly updated public database/API of itemised expenses claims people would be question individual items that seemed excessive and easily perform comparisons between different MPs' claims for similar items as well as overall spending comparisons. Perhaps naive, but there you go. http://adrianshort.co.uk/2009/04/01/362/ -- Adrian Short http://www.mashthestate.org.uk/ http://adrianshort.co.uk/ http://twitter.com/adrianshort _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
