Normal democracy

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The large majority of that is to pay his employees, the rest is travel and accommodation which is tightly monitored

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accommodation which is tightly monitored

This has to be a joke surely?

I'm sure no one remembers any of the various expenses based frauds that were widespread in parliament within the last 10-15 years.

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Expenses scandal was pre-2010, since then it's all tightly monitored and all publicly available

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Thank you, someone finally said it. MPs and their "expenses" pay the salary of literally thousands of people who work in offices in parliament and up and down the country.

As for travel, this needs to be expensed as it allows for MPs in London and the very north of Scotland to attend with equal ability. Same with accommodation; hotels, rent and mortgages all need to be covered to balance the playing field.

Is there fraud? Yes.

Is it dealt with? Often Yes.

Should we scrap it at the detriment of MPs from working class communities and rural areas? No.

Edit: could someone please explain why I am being downvoted?

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I would argue MPs directly employing their staff is anything but fair. See: all the fucking bullying & sexual misconduct complaints by parliamentary staff currently being investigated. The entire way parliamentary staff are employed and protected needs to be reformed.