I have been reading in the newspapers about the expenses MP's get. There are also lots of potential for scandals at LOcal Government level, as well. Most people have no idea how much money is wasted in employing consultants and paying their expenses. in our LOcal council I meet consultants all the time who are brought in to do a job that could easily be done by employees. as well as paying the consultants lots of money, the council often pays other costs such as putting some consultants up in LOcal hotels for sometimes months at a time. It is especially galling to see money wasted like this when so many small charities are able to provide so much with small amounts of money.