“No Expenses Spared” plunges into the heart of the UK’s infamous MPs’ expenses scandal. Authored by Robert Winnett, a key figure in the *Daily Telegraph*’s expos, this book delivers a firsthand account of the investigation that rocked British politics. More than a mere retelling, Winnett unveils the inner workings of the investigation, the pressures faced, and the sheer volume of data (over a million documents!) sifted to expose widespread abuse. Expect more than just duck houses and moat cleaning bills; Winnett’s narrative exposes systemic flaws in a detached political culture. This gripping read explores the impact on Gordon Brown’s government and the lasting shift in public trust, it details the political firestorm that followed the publications of the expense reports. A must-read for those fascinated by political intrigue, true crime, and the power of investigative journalism, this book is a compelling study of accountability and a watershed moment in British history.
No Expenses Spared
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The Daily Telegraphs expose of MPs’ expenses, which dominated the news agenda for more than six weeks, made history by leading to the resignation of the Speaker and several Cabinet ministers, as well as taking Gordon Brown to the very brink of losing his grip on power. It is a story which began in the unlikely setting of a Chilean vineyard, when Robert Winnett, the papers deputy political editor, first learnt from Gordon Brown’s controversial aide Damian McBride, that a disk containing details of every MP’s expense claims may have been obtained by a whistleblower. Winnett was destined to become the reporter who would secure the disc and its contents for his newspaper, landing what has been described by some commentators as “the political scoop of the century”. Together with Gordon Rayner, Winnett ran a team of reporters who pored through more than a million expenses documents. Astonishing details began to Gordon Brown’s peculiar cleaning arrangements; Oliver Letwin’s tennis court; Sir Peter Viggers’ duck house; Douglas Hogg’s 2,200 bill for cleaning his moat; house flipping and tax dodging; and the suggestion of deliberate fraud. No Expenses Spared is the riveting inside story of the biggest political scandal to hit Parliament for a generation.
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