“The Prime Minister has set a timetable for Ipsa to get its house in order and Sir Ian Kennedy, the chairman of the body that replaced the old discredited regime, knows he faces a race against time to satisfy Number 10 and ranks of seething MPs.” (Daily Telegraph)
How naïve of me. I thought that Ipsa’s principal task was to satisfy the general public, not the MPs or Number 10.
Boadicea's Chariot 
Perhaps the word ‘independent’ should be removed from its title.
Nothing changes…same old bunch of venal politicians irritated at having to account for their expenses to an independent body. Don’t hold your breath for anything meaningful to happen which will ensure they continue to be held accountable.
Tom, your last line – colour me naive, but me too.
One of the problems in Britain is constitutional. Though nominally independent, Ipsa answers to the PM who is a member of the body that Ipsa is supposed to police. Therefore, it cannot be independent in any true sense.