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Kennedy, Ian, 1941-

Cleaning up the mess : after the MPs' expenses scandal / Ian Kennedy. - viii, 351 pages : 1 illustration

"Ten years ago the MPs' expenses scandal gripped the nation, with story after story showing our elected representatives taking advantage of us, making claims for such things as a floating duck-house, moat-cleaning services and 550 sacks of horse manure. There followed a genuine crisis of confidence in our governing class. In desperation, MPs set up an independent regulator-- the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). No sooner had they done so than it came under fire: from the newspapers for not doing what they wanted, and from MPs for doing what they'd voted for but didn't really intend. Ian Kennedy was the chair of IPSA for its first seven years. Here, he describes in detail how the greatest political horror story for decades was finally laid to rest." --

ISBN: 9781785904943

LCCN: 2019401291

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB962547 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019347359 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Kennedy, Ian, 1941-, subject.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Great Britain)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political corruption--Great Britain.
Political corruption--Great Britain--Prevention.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Politics and government--2010-

Dewey Class. No.: 364.13230941