House of Comments » tory bear http://houseofcomments.com The Voice of the UK Political Blogosphere Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:50:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 House of Comments is an independent and non-partisan political podcast presented by Mark Thompson and Stuart Sharpe, featuring political bloggers and other commenters giving their views on news, politics, current events, and the most interesting stories to come out of the UK political blogosphere. Mark Thompson and Stuart Sharpe no Mark Thompson and Stuart Sharpe stu@stuartsharpe.co.uk stu@stuartsharpe.co.uk (Mark Thompson and Stuart Sharpe) Mark Thompson, Stuart Sharpe and a variety of guests talk UK politics and current affairs on a weekly basis. UK Politics, Current Affairs, Blogs House of Comments » tory bear http://houseofcomments.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://houseofcomments.com 06: The Expenses Saga, Zac Goldsmith and the Impartial Civil Service http://houseofcomments.com/2009/12/06-the-expenses-saga-zac-goldsmith-and-the-impartial-civil-service/ http://houseofcomments.com/2009/12/06-the-expenses-saga-zac-goldsmith-and-the-impartial-civil-service/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:41:50 +0000 The Speaker http://houseofcomments.co.uk/?p=105 Featuring: Harry Cole (Tory Bear) and Alex Hilton (Recess Monkey) alongside regulars Stuart Sharpe and Mark Thompson

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Topics we discussed:

  • The expenses crisis – the story that just won’t go away. Is parliament doing enough to reform the current system – and if not why not?
  • Tory PPC and environmental campaigner Zac Goldsmith is a non-dom and doesn’t pay much British tax at all. Should he be allowed to be a PPC or an MP?
  • The new chair of Young Labour works at DEFRA in an ostensibly non-partisan position – should politically neutral civil servants be allowed to take positions of importance within a political party?

Enjoy the podcast and we’ll see you next week!

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