I thought the following letter was an interesting addition to discussion about Parlaiment’s role in deciding budgets (see also my post on PF Blog) from former civil and public servant Des McConaghy. Continue reading “Parliament and Public Spending – interesting letter”
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Anne Widdecombe takes my advice?
I think I was the first person to suggest Anne Widdecombe for Speaker (see on this blog) so I’m glad to see she’s taken the hint. (Although I doubt I really had anything to do with it).
Her idea of an interim Speaker pending the election of a “post-expenses row” House of Commons also makes a lot of sense.
Expenses Gate III: Hysteria, Humbug and Hypocrisy
Confession: within 30 seconds of hearing about David Willett’s expenses claim for changing light-bulbs I’d cracked the inevitable “how many Conservative MPs does it take to change a light-bulb…” joke to my long-suffering partner. Continue reading “Expenses Gate III: Hysteria, Humbug and Hypocrisy”
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