![TED Talks News and Politics show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/030/149/small/tedtalks-news-and-politics.png)
Summary: Our leaders need to be held accountable, says journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know: Brooke uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. She urges us to ask our leaders questions through platforms like Freedom of Information requests -- and to finally get some answers.