MP expenses: Clock in - clock out

The whole debate over MP's expenses and accountability is going too far. MP's are going to be expected to clock in and clock out of Parliament and limits will be put on their living expenses.

As a supporter of the Parliamentary age, and a strong advocate of the role and power of an MP I feel that this is a campaign emerging from the media, and not grassroots, i.e. the voting public. We have to allow our MP's some freedom and we elect them to Parliament because we trust them to represent us.

Lets remember, London is an expensive place, accommodation is limited and costly.

We send our MP's to Westminster to represent us, and not engage in the long haul of filling in forms and checking over them. This is was exists under the current system.

If we don't like our MP we vote for someone else, that is the beauty of Parliamentary democracy.