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Originally Posted by garinda

Five times £170 equals £850.

And you my little poppet are still being blinkered about other people's points of view in this discussion .. is only a ceiling price and last time Cllr Britcliffe stayed in London, he paid £71 room rate, which to me is blooming cheap !



The petulant claim from Cllr. Britcliffe that if anyone knows where you can eat in London for £10, instead of the increased £25, has been addressed, because you can eat very well for a tenner in the capital, and evidence has been supplied.

Well, maybe for you who lived in London for a while, but for someone visiting rarely, would take many hours to locate a decent evening meal for this ... unless McDonalds or Pizza Hut is on the menu.
Finished up staying at the London Kensington Hilton .. try and find a restaurant on Holland Park Road, that has anything around £10.
Dinner, bed, breakfast for single room is now £ 145 ... blimey though, the car park is now £30 for 24 hour stay !

No one is saying our councillors don't do a good job, and work hard, above and beyond the call of duty, and no one should be out of pocket for providing a public service as a councillor.

Exactly !

It just happened that they voted to increase their allowances by such a large percentage when most of the rest of the country is having to tighten it's collective belt.

Feel probably long overdue and should have been done ages ago.
Again think this increase is only to take in London, not the rest of the country, which can be done much cheaper of course.

Think it best to agree to differ here ...
Am not a snob that has not stayed in the Travel Lodges/Holiday Express's of this world and many grotty establishments .. LOL