The Speaker has resigned !! ( as from June)
Hooray!!......That's the end of corruption then isn't it ?
This chap has been doing a job in the tradition that has always been accepted for centuries. No different to any other speaker to date. As long as he was accepting all claims for expenses, he was a good chap! Even his own expenses were OK! What a nice Chap!
Oops! The MPS greed and obvious grabbing of tax payers money for themselves has been exposed! And of course...The Speaker is to blame! Its so obvious isn't it?
Don't these MP's have enough morals and self esteem and common sense to realise what they were doing were the same as bank robbers and muggers ? Of course they did but centuries of pomp and circumstance of these 'ruling' classes meant they were NOT included and exempt from 'public' scrutiny.
I exposed corruption within these ranks over 2 years ago and was very aware that one law was for us, the public, and another for 'them' the right 'honourable' members of Parliament!
The future elected Speaker must be independent of all Political parties and have no loyalties except to the job he is meant to do. All claims in future should be transparent and published for public view. ALL funds removed should be returned and a prison sentence for those most at fault.
If we were working for an employer and made false claims on our expenses to the extents these chaps have done, we would have been sacked and had the Police called in!
I don't advocate the intervention of the Police in this matter as they already have too much power in their hands and will cement the idea of a Police State.
The corruption runs through all parties that we have, but its interesting to note that David Cameron is the first to apologise ( I know its expected anyway)- but he is the first to BAN his MP's from claiming for personal expenditure, A step in the right direction.
I wouldn't feel too sorry for Mr Martin as he will be well looked after by a corrupt system that looks after its servants well. He will get a fantastic Pension and a rosy future as a director on a few companies no doubt. Part of his resignation package must have included agreements and conditions to make sure his lips were sealed.
I have never in my lifetime witnessed such a corrupt and incompetent Government. I cant think of a single Cabinet Minister that I would trust with feeding the dog his Bonio without filling his pockets up first! A single female Cabinet Minister who can be trusted to give the cat her milk without crouching down and licking the cream off the top first!
The punishment must come from the public voting system. DO NOT VOTE in the worst culprits into office again at the next local elections!
Perhaps its time for the Ethics Party to emerge into public endorsement!
