Fraudsters' Parliament 27

The BBC programme 'On Expenses' is in BBC4 on Tuesday at 9.00p.m.
I wonder how many MPs will be choosing to watch it!.... Possibly only those expecting to be turfed out at the next disinfecting election .... that will be at least several hundred, then?

The Sunday Express have an article about the programme on their online edition at;

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/159550/MPs-to-relive-expenses-scandal-with-BBC-drama



On this paper's 'comment'  site a reader gave a link to a interesting account of the making of the programme including an  video interview with Tony Saint, the writer of 'On Expenses'.

This website is one of The University of Nottingham blog sites.

The link to the site is;-

http://electionblog2010.blogspot.com/2010/02/fiction-and-british-politics-test.html


I have to admit I preferred the earlier working title 'Bringing Down The House'.

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 19

Thanks to Angela who emailed  the following information to me re: the MPs expenses scandal with a link to the BBC online site so that you can register for an email of daily news;-


** MPs told to repay £1.1m expenses **


MPs have been told to repay £1.1m of second homes expenses claimed between 2004 and 2008 after an audit of claim




http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8496729.stm


If you want to download a copy of the Legg Report for yourself for viewing on your computer try this link which was provided by Commons information Office after my search through the house of commons website proved fruitless! :-

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmmemest.htm






Another link from Angela;

** BBC Daily E-mail **

Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all

in one daily e-mail;-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/email