The letters column of The Times has carried letters from readers for whom AV is causing problems as, for them, it means something other than the Alternative Vote. For some, for example, it means the Authorised Version of the Bible. I know the problem. I am a member of the International Political Science Association. However,…
Over the past two years, the problems of parliamentary expenses have tended to be dominated by stories affecting the House of Commons. The Daily Telegraph was at the forefront of revealing claims made by MPs. However, The Sunday Times identified problems with peers’ expenses and this acted as a wake-up call to the House. Since…
Some schadenfreude watching the quarrels of IPSA (the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and MPs, tempered by the knowledge that IPSA wants to gets its teeth into us too. Many quangos end up bloated and self satisfied, but two weeks after birth is something of a record. IPSA does not need a full time chief…
