With the recent release of MP’s expenses, it makes me wonder just where all the money goes that Government spends on IT.
Although the expenses disclosures were published in PDF format (a reason that easily allowed censorship), which of course is pretty much an accepted standard for delivering printed electronic documents. I think that they could have done a better job, for example by getting all the information into an online database –seeing at this government is seemingly so in love with them.
Take a look at what the Conservative party has done with some of its expenses disclosure – Front Bench Only – though there has to be some belief that this would not have happened albeit for the whole MP’s expenses scandal in the first place. It’s a much more up-to-date method than PDF.
With plans for more discloser of parliamentary spending, delivery of this sort information to us tax payers is something that all future governments need to figure out how pretty quickly.
In the meantime, here is a link to the Daily Telegraphs excellent database for all their published information on MP’s expenses including the uncensored information.
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I also noted that at the British Medical Association conference last week, they voted electronically and it took 30 seconds. Compare and contrast to the Commons voting for a speaker, which took 4 hour of Parliamentary time and lots of taxpayers money in MP's salaries. Staggering.
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