Expenses, expenses, expenses - there, I've said it!

I just watched the party leaders' debate. Nick Clegg gave another great performance.

Interestingly, the need to clean up politics came up again and had all three leaders in agreement.

Clearly David Cameron's views haven't percolated down to former mid-Beds MP Nadine Dorries (Con.). I heard her tell the hustings in Streatley (which she quaintly pronounced as 'street-ly') Village Hall on the evening of Monday 12 April about how she had been advised "not to mention expenses" in the run-up to the election, that it had died down and was a non issue.

Nadine is wrong about MPs' expenses; they are important.

We the voters need to know that the people who want to be our MPs are honest. Our money is hard earned and MPs must be accountable for their expenses' claims.

Linda Jack, the Lib Dem parliamentary candidate here in Mid-Beds, is a local woman who's had a career that spanned army intelligence at Chicksands through teaching at Harlington Upper School and now works at the Financial Services Authority in London. She is a woman of integrity. She's the right choice for mid Beds.

Back Jack!