They aint got a clue

30-08-09

What is it about MPs and why they lack an understanding of the moral questions over their allowances. One should say a number of MPs as it is by far from all. One suspects the silent majority would still argue they ‘are worth it.’ Mmmmmmm. That is very debatable. The Telegraph today reveals some MPs responses to the formal review of allowances in this article:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/6112443/MPs-expenses-MPs-who-milked-the-expenses-system-now-complain-about-attempts-to-reform-it.html

Guido (http://order-order.com/) was also right the other day to comment that the MPs allowances  scandal will not go away soon and voters will remember come the time of the election.

They just aint got a clue. Wilt is thinking of inviting a few MPs for a video interview on how they can, for instance, claim the full £400 per month for food without receipts. Wilt can feed a family of three and a host of animal pets on that much and still get change from £400.

I wonder how many MPs will be willing to give an explanation of they can spend so much?

On other news Guido (http://order-order.com/) is back and Jeremy Paxman is too from Tuesday next week, no doubt followed by a horde of other political and other leading correspondents. Silly season will start again – just love it. In October the report on the competence of the GSCC will be published and no doubt another round of GSCC and Care Standards Tribunal case outcomes.

Strangely the GSCC have as yet not published the outcome of their latest hearing (a Birmingham Social Worker) and neither have Community Care. Mmmmmmmm! Is there something embarrassing on that one? Normally if the GSCC have successfully applied the ‘Cosh’ they immediately publish the outcome. Very curious indeed then, that there is no news, unless Wilt has missed something. No update on the GSCC recently concluded hearings (http://www.gscc.org.uk/Conduct/Conduct_hearings/recently_concluded_hearings/) and the case has been deleted from the upcoming cases (http://www.gscc.org.uk/Conduct/Conduct_hearings/Upcoming_hearings/). Very odd. Well, perhaps not, it is the GSCC. There is always a method in their madness, and madness prevails at the GSCC. It is probably a ‘damage limitation’ exercise – keep the public ignorant.

I wonder if Paxo will respond to my suggestion that he should look a litter closer at the GSCC?

Wilt

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