All parties were scrambling yesterday to prove their expenses were legitimate and those who hadn't yet published them were pledging to make them more transparent and open to public scrutiny.
SNP deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon pledged her party will follow Holyrood's example and back every claim with a receipt. The party's manifesto commits its MEPs to publish a quarterly breakdown of all office, accommodation and travel costs and wants the same rules applied across the European Parliament.
SNP president and MEP Ian Hudghton said the new expenses regime would be online "within a day or two." So Ian, you have until Thursday to have them online.
How I wish my post was a little responsible for this welcome and more immediate action from the SNP but it wasn't of course. However, thankfully the SNP have wakened up to the fact that these details must be available before the Euro elections, making this step one which can only work in their favour.
http://www.dundeesnp.org/IanHudghton_Jan-May09.pdf
Source: The Herald
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