Friday, June 30, 2006
If only us mortals had such expense accounts
Here are the facts:-
1) David Blunkett and Jack Straw both claimed more than £60,000 of taxpayers’ money to furnish and pay interest on constituency homes over 4 years.
2) Under Commons rules cabinet ministers can also claim for security, council tax, electricity, gas, repairs, decoration and modest furniture.
3) Regarding Blunkett, this suggests a “black hole” of £64,327 in his claims. His spokesman yesterday insisted that he had acted within the rules.
4) Straw’s total outgoings over four years were £14,412 against his total claim of £61,799, leaving a gap of £47,387.
It makes it worse that's it's all legal and above board. It's just more evidence that the taxpayers money os there to be wasted making MP's lives even more extravegent.
1) David Blunkett and Jack Straw both claimed more than £60,000 of taxpayers’ money to furnish and pay interest on constituency homes over 4 years.
2) Under Commons rules cabinet ministers can also claim for security, council tax, electricity, gas, repairs, decoration and modest furniture.
3) Regarding Blunkett, this suggests a “black hole” of £64,327 in his claims. His spokesman yesterday insisted that he had acted within the rules.
4) Straw’s total outgoings over four years were £14,412 against his total claim of £61,799, leaving a gap of £47,387.
It makes it worse that's it's all legal and above board. It's just more evidence that the taxpayers money os there to be wasted making MP's lives even more extravegent.
