Following the money trail is never easy

MONEY, as in who gets what and what they do with it, seems to be an increasingly common theme in the media and on politicians’ lips.

People are often at their most inventive when it comes to claiming money and the taxman has been at his most diligent in trying to stamp out such practices.

But when it comes to politicians and their expenses, keeping tabs has been more difficult – especially when we rely on them to change the rules to allow us to see exactly what they get and for what.