MPs expenses online
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MPs expenses online
http://mpsallowances.parliament.uk/mpsl ... ces-by-mp/
Campaigners cry foul as MPs' expenses are published – but heavily redacted
Voters hoping to scrutinise the detail of their MPs' spending woke up to a sea of electronic black ink today as Commons authorities finally published members' expenses claims.
The release of tens of thousands of claim forms – totalling more than a million documents in PDF format – is the result of an historic freedom of information campaign. The claims were posted on the Parliament website at 6am this morning more than a year after the High Court ordered their publication.
But crucial material including such detail as private addresses, names of suppliers and even regular travel schedules has been "redacted" – blocked out in black – to help protect MPs' privacy, even though in many cases the full details have already been published by The Daily Telegraph.
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[SCUM] Leroy - Super Admin

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Re: MPs expenses online
only took a year... 
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[SCUM] McPhil - Super Admin

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what a joke. Most if it is blacked out. fooking useless!
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