Thursday, 18 June 2009

Calling all citizen journos...

At some point today the Parliamentary website will make five thousand odd .pdfs available of MPs expense claims and receipts. Although it is expected that these will be heavily censored, there may well yet be some things that the Telegraph have missed. Citizen journalists and wannabees out there - this is a golden opportunity.

TB sadly can't afford to take a whole room full of interns and researchers like the newspapers can, but that isn't to say that there can't be some fun to be had. If you fancy having a look through any of the stuff, why not email TB anything of interest or note that you find. Any MP you particuarly loath? Why not sniff around what they have been up to.

You can email TB here and if you think it's really juicy, send him your mobile number and he will give you a call straight back. TB has the facilities to get the stories out there to thousands of readers and push them further to the right places, (you never know you could even make a bit of cash if they can be sold onto newspapers, however as far as the bear is concerned, this is about lancing a boil, not taking advantage of an ill wind.)

So get sifting through the stuff.

4 comments:

Cornish Conservative
said...

I suggest that if the boil is huge then stand downwind of it when lanced......

Cornish Conservative
said...

Upwind I meant haha.....

ToryTittleTattler
said...

I thought the beaty of interns was that they're a)free and b)quite keen to advance their careers using all means at their disposal? TB have you not got a small army of devoted Lady followers willing to act as slave labourers for you for the betterment of the party (and their own careers ;))at large? For shame TB. More effort needed!

Anonymous said...

Why has the MP and barrister Jeremy Wright been allowed to claim for a lawyers telephone network - legaltx - on his expenses? Do any other MPs claim for a mobile, BT line rental AND a network that seems to be directly related to their second job?

Seems scandalous that we're paying so he can chat to his legal mates.

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