To: William Hague, Leader of the House
One rule for Bob Blackman (MPs) fraud, another for tax payers
This campaign has ended.
If possible sack Bob Blackman, but at the very least put rules in place to stop theft of this sort happening again and again and again.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority needs to be given stronger powers and it's members need to be more widely representative of the Tax payers, not MPs
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority needs to be given stronger powers and it's members need to be more widely representative of the Tax payers, not MPs
Why is this important?
This is important to restore faith in our politicians because
If an employee, in the public or private sector, is found to have made some 700 fraudulent claims for mileage that are inaccurate or not eligible would they not be dismissed for gross misconduct. It is reported that some of these claims were up to 5 times the real mileage and that Bob Blackman had been warned about his claims since 2011..
How then does Bob Blackman merely appear to have to pay back more than £1,000 without losing his job or pension entitlement.
Is it not time that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority started to behave like an employer and guardian of tax payers money rather than a benevolent uncle.
If an employee, in the public or private sector, is found to have made some 700 fraudulent claims for mileage that are inaccurate or not eligible would they not be dismissed for gross misconduct. It is reported that some of these claims were up to 5 times the real mileage and that Bob Blackman had been warned about his claims since 2011..
How then does Bob Blackman merely appear to have to pay back more than £1,000 without losing his job or pension entitlement.
Is it not time that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority started to behave like an employer and guardian of tax payers money rather than a benevolent uncle.
