I am curious to know why Adam Price MP has been so quiet over the expenses row. Even when the story first broke in June there was not one word of reassurance to us, his constituents, that all was well. Silence again this week with the Sir Thomas Legg letters. Other MP's have been busy either proclaiming their innocence, criticising the order to pay back the money or otherwise explaining the exposure of their fiddles as a much needed step towards accountability and democracy.
Not so Mr Price; so do we assume the worst or do we assume that, as he has clearly been planning his move to America for some time and has known he will not be standing at the next election, he doesn't really give a stuff about what his taxpaying constituents think?
Perhaps it's time for a statement.
One more thing, as Mr Price is a member of the Commons culture, Media and Sports Select Committee, I hope he will bear in mind the underhanded actions taken to enable libel funding with taxpayer's money by his own local authority, Carmarthenshire Council, when the Committee publishes the results of it's own inquiry into libel, privacy and press standards.
2 comments:
Why don't you just write to Adam Price and ask him about his expenses? I've seen him in the Journal many times that he is happy to discuss anything regarding his expenses with anyone.... Get a life.
Thank you 'anonymous' for your comment.
Adam Price has stated that he feels the expenses row is an minor irritation, a distraction away from the 'real issues', his heavily 'redacted' expense details are a testament to that. It is a matter of opinion whether you agree with his sentiments or not.
Personally I would prefer it if those I vote and pay for to represent me in parliament were more accountable and open to their constituents. Having met Mr Price, I thought he would have been.
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