Want to know if your MP is fiddling expenses?There's an app for thatBy Ian WilliamsTuesday, 5 January 2010, 16:01AN ENTERPRISING DEVELOPER OUTFIT called Satosoft has launched an Iphone app that lets you check up on what expenses your local MP is claiming.Over the course of last year a major furore erupted when it was revealed that many MPs were making a lot of expense claims that, while mostly within the letter of the law, clearly showed the public servants milking the system for everything they could get.In a time when the average Joe has been struggling to make ends meet, seeing the person who is supposed to be representing your best interests claiming the cost of having his moat cleaned caused a certain amount of ire amongst the general community.The scandal has largely died down, but still pops up from time to time and is still a particularly sensitive subject for many."MPs will be dreading this application which will mean that the information superhighway delivers angry constituents straight to their door," said Graham French, the founder of Satosoft.According to French, the app provides up to date expense details of every Member of Parliament as well as their email address and direct phone number."Six hundred and forty five MPs' expenses condensed in an easy to read format, and then direct contact to voice your views about how they are spending your hard earned cash - the newspapers have done their job in bringing this subject into the open, but we thought of this application because so many people want to find out more details on their MP but it's not easy," he said.With the election battle now underway, if it proves successful this app could be a thorn in the side for politicians trying to garner support from constituents. The ones who aren't retiring from public life due to the expenses scandal, anyway.The MP Expenses app is available on the App Store now for £3.49. µ
