[Taggy]

Why do MP's need to spend so much time in London in this media savvy, technological age?? Surely most of their "London business" could be done in a couple of days per week. Most of their time should be spent in their consituencies, doing the work they've been elected for. There would be no need whatsoever then for second homes, and a more "normal" expenses system could be set up, as in the business community. Parliament needs a radical reform to reflect the times and the abilities of being able to effectively communicate and debate without the need for people to be all in the same location. All MP's should live in their constituencies for at least their parliamentory lives. The main effect that spending so much time in London seems to have had on our MP's, is that they are concentrating more on issue's that are of benefit to themselves and their individual party rather than of the people who made it possible for them to be there!

Best Regards - Taggy