The political costs of the 2009 British MPs' expenses scandal
By: edited by Jennifer vanHeerde-Hudson, Senior Lecturer in Political Behaviour, School of Public Policy, Department of Political Science, University College London, UK
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781137034540
Subjects: Salaries; Officials and employees; Political corruption; History; Politics and government; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons; Great Britain; Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Great Britain)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-218) and index.
Table of contents: title: The 2009 British MPs' expenses scandal : origins, evolution and consequences / Jennifer vanHeerde-Hudson and Orlanda Ward; title: Freedom of information and the MPs' expenses crisis / Ben Worthy; title: A view from the inside / Tony Wright; title: Should I stay or should I go? / Jennifer vanHeerde-Hudson; title: The impact of the scandal on the 2010 general election results / Charles Pattie and Ron Johnston; title: Where did electoral accountability fail? : MP misconduct, constituent perceptions and vote choice / Nick Vivyan, Markus Wagner and Jessica Tarlov; title: Tempests and teacups : politicians' reputations in the wake of the expenses scandal / Nicholas Allen and Sarah Birch; title: Singing from the same broadsheet? : examining newspaper coverage bias during the 2009 MPs expenses scandal / Valentino Larcinese and Indraneel Sircar; title: The new expenses regime and the role of IPSA / Oonagh Gay; title: A uniquely British episode? / Justin Fisher and Jennifer vanHeerde-Hudson.