no expense spared

The current row over MPs expenses has got me thinking of part of the solution. An eariler blog post is the answer to the housing problem- as rolf harris says can you tell what it is yet.

the answer is tied housing- this takes the problem of the perception of the MPs cashing in on their second homes away, I have lived in a tied house all my life until i left home for uni. My dads work provided a home and paid for his work related expenses. so the house of commons should buy a block of flats- like they have in sweden for parliamentarians and when the MPs leave westminster they have to move out and they dont make any gain from it. there should also be a number of homes for MPs who for what ever reason move their familes to london so cant fit in flats.

This solution would also help new MPs who often have to find accommodation in london and have to stay in hotels for some time,