A public record of those we pay to represent us

An election is a hiring decision. This is the ongoing appraisal.

The Commons Account exists so voters can judge integrity and performance between elections — and so MPs can see the same evidence, under the same rules, that any paid professional would expect in a serious job.

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For the elector

You do not have to pay income tax to have a vote, or a right to the record. Pensioners, people on benefits, students and others who pay little or no income tax are still the people an MP is hired to represent.

For the taxpayer

Public money still pays the salary, the office and the ministerial trip. That is a second claim, not a substitute for the franchise. Waste is not only an insult to people who filed a self-assessment.

For the MP

The same public file is readable by both groups. That is a chance to improve in public, like any other professional — not a popularity tax.

Pilot sample · 31 August 2026

Ten people. Same rubric. No traffic weighting.

Hits do not move a score. Fame does not move a score. A correction to the record does. The Prime Minister can score below a backbencher because they are being asked to do different jobs.

Find a seat, then see the colour

Most people know a town, not a surname. Pick a constituency. If that MP is in the pilot, their bench disc switches from party colour to the RAG score.