http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361015.stm
Aside from the fact that there'd probably be protracted legal challenges to any such action and it'll probably never happen, I wonder if Brown and Darling would like to apply such common sense measures to the generous perks enjoyed by those in Westminster whose abject failures contributed so much to this crisis. Clearly such people shouldn't be rewarded with solid gold, diamond encrusted pensions or seats in that well known tax payer subsidised gentleman's club the House of Lords...