This is a difficult one as we would ideally like our politicians to be of sharp mind and previously top of their chosen profession in order to make the sort of decisions that would benefit this country. Captains of industry don't come cheap so what we end up with is career politicians who...
I may br wrong but I seem to recall the expenses scandal came about as a legacy of the Thatcher era. In Thatchers time it was decided that to hike politicians wages would not go down well with the public so there was a bit of a secret agreement that you could pile a few extra expenses on to...