You'd hope it would do that but the BNP have been making significant gains over the last 15 years and every time, the Press has said this is "a wake-up call for the Government". Sad thing is that the Government have never seemed to have woken up.
Of course MPs' expenses are small fry and there is significant corruption elsewhere too but it is still a tip of a worrying iceberg. As you say, perspective is important, which is why I want to see a wholesale change in both UK and EU transparency regarding these issues. If that can happen, then I think the EU can be a good thing. The problem is politicians have started serving themselves rather than the electorate and when that happens, it's a very slippery slope.
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Of course MPs' expenses are small fry and there is significant corruption elsewhere too but it is still a tip of a worrying iceberg. As you say, perspective is important, which is why I want to see a wholesale change in both UK and EU transparency regarding these issues. If that can happen, then I think the EU can be a good thing. The problem is politicians have started serving themselves rather than the electorate and when that happens, it's a very slippery slope.