Comments on: Meet the redhead… http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/ Heather Brooke is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Craig http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Craig Fri, 23 May 2008 05:57:41 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/#comment-1632 Congratulations - a victory for the public over their elected politicians. I'm not sure who came up with this quote "politicians should fear the public [or electorate, depending on which paraphrase one prefers], not the other way around". A more apposite quote however may be that of the late Gore Vidal who, in 1976, said "It's not enough to win, the other party must lose". Congratulations – a victory for the public over their elected politicians.

I’m not sure who came up with this quote “politicians should fear the public [or electorate, depending on which paraphrase one prefers], not the other way around”.

A more apposite quote however may be that of the late Gore Vidal who, in 1976, said “It’s not enough to win, the other party must lose”.

]]> By: Dave - Worcester http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Dave - Worcester Thu, 22 May 2008 17:50:50 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/#comment-1631 I just read the comment from S Moridge. MP's pay should definately be reviewed - but by an independant body which is listened to. What other public servants claim is a related point, we should understand what they are allowed to claim and that such claims are subject to appropriate authorisation. BUT it is not directly relevant to the point in question. MP's should lead by example, they are referred to as 'right honourable' and should be beyond reproach when it comes to spending public money, unfortunately there are too many examples of dodgy claims and transparancy is the only way forward. I just read the comment from S Moridge.

MP’s pay should definately be reviewed – but by an independant body which is listened to.

What other public servants claim is a related point, we should understand what they are allowed to claim and that such claims are subject to appropriate authorisation. BUT it is not directly relevant to the point in question. MP’s should lead by example, they are referred to as ‘right honourable’ and should be beyond reproach when it comes to spending public money, unfortunately there are too many examples of dodgy claims and transparancy is the only way forward.

]]> By: Dave - Worcester http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Dave - Worcester Thu, 22 May 2008 17:37:31 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/#comment-1630 Well done and 10/10 for sticking with this. Will you be posting a summary of findings on here, or will it only be going into the Sunday Times article? Well done and 10/10 for sticking with this.

Will you be posting a summary of findings on here, or will it only be going into the Sunday Times article?

]]> By: ukliberty http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 ukliberty Thu, 22 May 2008 16:51:43 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/#comment-1629 Does S Mogridge think MPs should be allowed to spend our money on whatever they wish, with no accountability? I'm sure one or two of them would love that but I doubt the rest of the nation would approve. Hopefully other public sector organisations properly account for expenses and expect their employees to submit receipts just as in the private sector. But if not, there is no reason not to start with MPs. Does S Mogridge think MPs should be allowed to spend our money on whatever they wish, with no accountability? I’m sure one or two of them would love that but I doubt the rest of the nation would approve.

Hopefully other public sector organisations properly account for expenses and expect their employees to submit receipts just as in the private sector. But if not, there is no reason not to start with MPs.

]]> By: S. Mogridge http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 S. Mogridge Wed, 21 May 2008 18:18:35 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/#comment-1628 What a waste of time, perhaps if we started paying our MPs properly and trying to understand what they do and put up with maybe this would be reasonable. Perhaps we should also start to understand what all other so called public servants claim as expenses etc. What a waste of time, perhaps if we started paying our MPs properly and trying to understand what they do and put up with maybe this would be reasonable. Perhaps we should also start to understand what all other so called public servants claim as expenses etc.

]]> By: The Jobbing Doctor http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 The Jobbing Doctor Wed, 21 May 2008 05:33:53 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/meet-the-redhead/#comment-1627 Many congratulations. We all need to celebrate the victories that we, the little people, achieve against the might of the executive and the legislature. Would that the doctors could be as successful! Thank You The Jobbing Doctor Many congratulations. We all need to celebrate the victories that we, the little people, achieve against the might of the executive and the legislature.

Would that the doctors could be as successful!

Thank You

The Jobbing Doctor

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