Fraud is Fraud

If Gordon Brown is to maintain any semblance of authority he needs to analyse these expense claims, separate the petty from the fraudulent and sack those that have crossed the line. The real tragedy is that the quite sickening greed of a few may jeopardize the confidence in government that is so necessary at a time of fragile economic recovery. If he doesn't have the political strength to let a few heads roll then he cannot have the political authority to lead us through this recession with all the deep sacrifices that it will entail for the vast majority
of the British Public. Gordon Brown's cleaner is not the issue here. We are talking about the immeasurable cost to the nation if we do not have a cleaner political system. Please see the Open Letters section to see the level of public outrage.