What a good show Parliament that works!

The Question Hour which is held regularly in the House of Commons in London, is an occasion when MPs of the United Kingdom may have a direct confrontation with members of the executive. It is a good idea of the British Parliament who think that government should be accountable for all policy and be prepared to justify it.

The Italian equivalent is the parliamentary questions. Generally, an empty ritual, a set of big words and concepts that are broadcast by Rai disconnected on Wednesday afternoon, where it is shown semi-deserted classroom in which the present doze or make believe, with poor results, to be interested in the discussion.

Moussa Koussi, Libya with love?

A spy, indeed, the spymaster of Gaddafi, can not bring a repeat mysteries. Since Moussa Koussi, until yesterday, Libyan Foreign Minister, and former intelligence chief Colonel in the late afternoon of Wednesday 30 has landed a surprise with a clearly non-scheduled air in the small English Farnborough Airport, all you do one question: has failed to cooperate with British authorities and the pro-rebel forces of the alliance? He came to dealing with his personal salvation, or perhaps even that of the Libyan leader? Of his own, turning his back to Gaddafi, as stated by an official of the Foreign Office, or rather "diplomatic mission", as argued by London in the very first time? Nobody, perhaps not even those directly involved, can currently give a definitive answer.

Former British deputy ends up in jail for expense inflated

Inflated expense accounts while in Parliament, in England, it costs the prison. Thus the former Labour MP David Chaytor was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison, after being involved in the scandal in 2009 involved several British politicians to have required repayment is not due. Chaytor, 61, was elected to the seat of Bury North, Manchester.

First to be convicted of the inflated costs, the former MP had submitted false bills to the House to receive refunds of public money for more than 18 thousand pounds (more than 21 thousand euro). Among other things, Chaytor had obtained between 2005 and 2006, 12 000 pounds for the cost of renting an apartment in the heart of Westminster, in Regency Street, claiming to pay 1,175 pounds per month to a certain Elizabeth Sarah Rastrick.