by nabidana | May 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
The media and public response to Julie Kirkbride’s completely justified attempts to clarify her entirely legal and reasonable Additional Costs Allowance claims is woefully inadequate, and risks driving an exceptional woman out of Parliament. Julie Kirkbride The...
by nabidana | May 18, 2009 | politics
These are tough times for the world economy, tough times for the EU and very tough times for the British political system. Politicians of almost all stripes have acquitted themselves poorly in the recent expenses fiasco, and faith in Gordon Brown’s government,...
by nabidana | May 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
I started writing this in September, then someone stole the world economy. So, almost a year since the last ‘Who Governs’, here’s the comprehensive story of what’s happening in the world: The Conservatives have an enormous lead in the polls,...
by nabidana | Apr 24, 2009 | Hoons, politics
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...
by nabidana | Apr 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
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...
