Following the Pork Trail of British Politicos

PajamasTV ^ | May 23, 2009 | Andrew Ian Dodge

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Those interested in how we are governed have been pretty engaged recently with President Obama’s budget and the pork that is flowing out of Washington, D.C. British taxpayers’ attention is equally engaged with the misuse of their money at the hands of their own government officials. Blogs such as Guido and The Devil’s Kitchen have repeatedly delved into these machinations. Guido has even provided a handy chart of the worst offenders. The Devil’s Kitchen lists a guide to what you receive when you become an MP. A damning piece in the Telegraph on the whole subject of MPs’ expenses has finally pushed the issue into the public consciousness and beyond the politics-obsessed blogosphere.

So great is the furor that the Telegraph has a whole subject header on this on its site. And in an effort to hear any defense the MPs might have, it has set up a “right to reply” booth for the politicos. It also boasts a top ten list of the worst offenders. One tabloid is even running a contest; the winner gets the same “perks” on expenses as his MP. This is similar to the contest in the U.S. where the creator of the best bailout video receives his share of the cost back.

One might wonder why this would be interesting to Americans tired of their politicians sticking their noses in the trough.

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I've thought this may be the next step for our Tea Party movement (we need reporters: STAT to investigate Congress to see if (well really how) they are wasting our Tax Money) on personal expenses: You know this is going on in Congress too..! (And may present an opportunity for Republicans-which are conservative and have not engaged in this form of corruption)!