CITY VIEWS: IS IT RIGHT THAT POLITICIANS LOSE THEIR JOBS OVER EXPENSE CLAIMS?
ROBERT SKRMETTA AON
“These people should not be allowed into office ever again and in certain cases they should be facing criminal charges. They shouldn’t be given the option to resign, they should be fired instead. They have taken advantage of their situation to overuse taxpayers’ money.”
MATTHEW MELVILLE GCUBE
“I can understand it partly because they’re not that well paid and they’re in the press all the time. But someone claiming for a duck pond or a non-existent mortgage is ridiculous. I’m happy to pay the £7 for Jacqui Smith’s husband to watch porn though, simply for the amusement value.”
TERRY FITZGERALD INSURANCE
“Whether or not its resignation, there should be more of a move from leaders to put pressure on some of these MPs to go. The argument that it was within the rules is redundant, they have breached the spirit of them. I don’t claim for a home if I commute, so why is it different for them?”