NI MP expenses

UnionistLite comments on his excellent blog that one solution to the troughing of Northern Ireland MPs might be, in part at least, the end of multiple mandate. He’s right, of course; I would extend that one person one mandate principle all the way down to...

No two-tier MP system

Northern Ireland’s MPs should be treated exactly the same as MPs from other parts of the United Kingdom. Their expenses should be based on their actual attendance at and participation in Parliament, and no MP should be entitled co claim a red cent from the tax...