MEPs must come clean on who’s lobbying who

EUROPEAN Parliament politicians have lost a lot of credibility over their reluctance to reveal how they spend their expenses.

The majority play fair and use their expenses to do their job. The rules have tightened up so the incoming MEPs will have less chance of cheating and must be more open about how they spend the money.

But there is another aspect to transparency that is at least as important for citizens: to know who is influencing legislation.