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It's the problem of so-called career politicians: people without a single political idea, who see parliament simply as a corporation. It's easy to be cynical and say it's always been this way and yet while the career politician has always been there, it's only in the last twenty odd years that it's been accepted as the norm. Whatever people think of Thatcher, or Foot or even Kinnock, their motive to enter the political process was a political rather than careerist one, and those hoping simply for a free ride/lunch weren't tolerated. I mean have the Milliband brothers ever had a political idea in their lives? Cameron is more about winning elections (and keeping power once he has) than doing anything with that power that might potentially undermine his future prospects.
In terms of finance, the expenses scandal isn't that big an issue but it does point to a total arrogance amongst party members, an arrogance that only reinforces the sense that politics has become nothing other than a lucrative career move for a majority of those involved.
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