These leaders of ours are beneath contempt

There seems to be a common thread between this and my previous post 'Screwing people honestly', for we are unable to get away from the issue of the expense claims of British MPs and, thanks to the Daily Telegraph, we now have details of the claims of Ministers of the Crown and the picture is even more disgusting than even seemed to be the case before.

The way these conscience less parrots bleat about 'it was all within the rules' sounds more and more like a group of people who, instead of showing us what leadership ought to be about, had completely lost any moral compass.

The Telegraph, regardless of how it got its story and for whatever political motive, has done the electorate a favour - and left us with a bleak picture. There are few of them on either side of the House who have not dived in, snouts in the trough, to get whatever they could out of the parliamentary expenses system.

Some of the revelations are appalling.

Multi millionairess Barbara Follett claimed £25000 of taxpayers money for personal security. Excuse 'It was within the rules'

Hazel Blears claimed expenses on THREE properties within a year as her 'second home' 'It was within the rules'

Jack Straw claimed 100% of his council tax back when he was only paying 50% anyway. At least he didnt say that was within the rules just that he was ' a busy man and it was an oversight' Have you noticed that these busy men never UNDER claim?

Phil Hope spent £37,000 of OUR money refurbishing his flat. 'It was within the rules'

And perhaps the biggest inbuilt scandal of all is the legal loophole which allows MPs to make massive profits on properties which they have refurbished using taxpayers money. It is clear that Ben Bradshaw, Hazel Blears and Geoff Hoon have all dipped into this treasure chest and of course they are not alone. The full picture with regard to the Tories is yet to emerge.

Of course now our great and good moral guardians are panicking. 'All this will benefit the BNP' whines Harriet Harman, now trying hard to beg for votes. Well so it might, but these people, these hypocrites who have the temerity to tell us how to behave, should have thought of that before.

Ah but of course they did - when they all tried to be excused being included under the Freedom of Information Act knowing what the outcome of exposure would be. Now they are blaming the Telegraph , the media in general and most of all 'the system'

Do any of them have the moral guts, late in the day, to reflect honestly on the real culprits -themselves?