MPs Expenses

The soft approach has gone. It is very clear from Sir Christopher Kelly's report that MPs will be brought into line with the rest of company employees. Second homes will no longer be flipped, and MPs will have to rent small properties instead. The benefits that they voted for themselves will all go. It was interesting to hear a paramedic on the radio this morning saying that he had worked for the NHS for 33years and had NEVER claimed a penny in expenses.
One contravertial issue is that family members will not be allowed to work for an MP 5 years hence. I am sure there are many wives/family members out there who do a great job and where an office is at home, employing someone completely independant will bring completely different risks.