Misuse of Allowances in British Parliament

The bachelor thesis is called Misuse of Allowances in British Parliament and its theme is the Expenses scandal in British Parliament in 2009. The thesis is divided into seven chapters. First chapter brings readers into the problem and describes a system of rewarding British MPs and allowances scheme at the time before the scandal. It is followed by chapters focused on the scandal beginning and reactions on the scandal. Firstly, reactions of media are described and then examples of MPs' reaction are provided. Secondly, reactions of political parties, official institutions and actions taken by the democratic system are studied. The next chapter is dedicated to the impact of scandal on the results of the European Parliament election in 2009 and General election in 2010. Finally, major points of the scandal are analyzed in the last chapter