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MPs' holidays

Along with MP’s expenses is it not about time the amount of holiday they receive is reformed as well?

Published: Thursday, 23 July, 2009, 20:50 GMT 21:50 UK

All comments as they come in

Added: Friday, 24 July, 2009, 24:00 GMT 01:00 UK

Holidays for the Current HoC members: A three month tour in Afghanistan would help them get real!

Mike, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, England,

Added: Thursday, 23 July, 2009, 22:13 GMT 23:13 UK

Surely chargeable hours would be one easy solution to ensure that MP's use their time effectively! They need to remember that they work for us and need to start being totally accountable for all of their actions!

Zoe, Reading, UK, England,

Added: Thursday, 23 July, 2009, 22:03 GMT 23:03 UK

It is disgraceful that MPs have such a long holiday. And Clive there are much better forms of democracy. Why do we need elected party aparachiks lording it over us? Why not have direct referenda on questions drawn up by panels of ordinary people. Democracy for the people and by the people, not by the politicians for the politicans (and their crony journalists).

Mike, Lenzie, UK, Scotland,

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