Wholly, Exclusively And Necessarily
If your expenses do not pass that test then you have broken the rules. It’s black and white. Forget the background, the explanation, that you deserve a bigger salary, how busy you were at the time, saying you were only obeying the rules (“orders” in the Nuremberg defence). All these miscreant MPs must be brought to account and if the police are not going to have the courage to take the necessary steps then some other method must be devised by which to bring these cheats before the courts.
Peter Reynolds 
I completely agree. We are all being duped into listening to mealy-mouthed excuses that have nothing to do with the rules. Anyone that has abused the rules by failing to adhere to ‘Wholly, Exclusively And Necessarily’, must take responsibility for their actions. In addition, their leaders should ensure that they are deselected and the police called in. It ain’t rocket science.
UK Voter
May 16, 2009 at 4:24 am