December 10, 2009
The details of MPs’ expenses for the past financial year – totalling some £10 million – have just been released. The way they are put online does not make it easy to unearth the most noteworth claims quickly but already it is clear that some MPs are determined to plunder the public purse to their [...]
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October 13, 2009
Compare and contrast
Ian Clement, ex-deputy mayor of London. Claimed three meals with his girlfriend on expenses. Total cost £156.
Result? A 12-week suspended sentence and 100 hours’ community service.
Jacqui Smith, ex-Home Secretary. Put two adult films on expenses, not, apparently a “one-off” claim. Claimed £116,000 from the taxpayer for a house that turned out to be [...]
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