http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/05/ipsa-mp-pay-rise_n_3549461.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Give MPs A Pay Rise, Or There'll Be Another Expenses Scandal, Says IPSA This comment from IPSA is a damming indictment of MP's generally. Had the thieving members who embezzled public money by fiddling their expense claims been dealt with properly at the time, we might now have a house of commons which has some credibility with the people of this country, rather than a bunch of self serving hypocrites who are held in contempt by almost everybody. Saying "sorry" and handing back a few pounds here and there, was nothing more than a gesture in response to their crimes being exposed. Those MP's found with their fingers in the till should have been suspended from the House of Commons, charged with theft and misconduct in public office, and if found guilty, given suitable sentences and a criminal record. This would certainly ha...