Do we really care about the big government expenses scandal and who's resigning?

I don't think it's the amount of money defrauded that's an issue, it's the morals of it, and the abuse of power and position. For any normal person, the claims that "I didn't do anything wrong" or "It was a mistake" would not work. Just try doing it should you fall foul of the law or the HMRC and see how well they take those as excuses. MPs should be subject to the same laws as the rest of us. If I'd tried some of their expenses claim tricks as a self-employed person I would, at best, have a nice fine, and at worse would go to prison.

It's been done to death - good it was exposed to start with although not exactly surprising. Perhaps the media is a bit short of news just now.

i believe these MPs should be brought to justice in the same way as a fraudulent benefit claimer would be.

these people are robbing the british tax payer, they claim that they did not know they were doing it and that it was an innocent mistake. they have also apologised. i agree, yes these people are sorry, sorry that they were being caught!

if we're just talking about a measly few pence per tax payer then perhaps if i'm ever found guilty of benefit fraud i will use that to back up my innocence.

it's not the money that's an issue here, it's the fact that our MPs are willing to rob us of our hard earned tax and are not ashamed to do so.

It's not the money, really. These people are in charge of making and upholding our laws, and while they might say the haven't broken the letter of the law, then they have certainly abused the spirit of the law and the trust of the people they represent.

You speak of benefit cheats - these MPs are the biggest benefit cheats of the lot, and the ones who have claimed for mortgages they've already paid off should be prosecuted for fraud - which is exactly what it is.