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Originally Posted by katex
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 |
Like I said earlier, I do think your situation is different, in that your expenses came from your employer, and not the public purse, just as my own did in a similar situation. I always booked the best deal for me, and for the company's coffers.
I still think the percentage increase of the allowances is outrageous, when neighbouring councils can make sure their councillors can apparently do it for much less.
Perhaps H.B.C. would be wiser to spend money on some good P.R., so it doesn't look like they're throwing financial caution to the wind, whilst the rest of the country feels the increasingly hard bite of the credit crunch. A good P.R. person would be able to explain when is and when isn't a good time to do something like this, so it becomes a little more palatable to us the great unwashed.
Like you say, we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.
(By the way knowing of reasonable places to eat well and cheaply has nothing to do with living there for seventeen years. Most available guide books will mention the Stockpot chain, and other similar restaurants. There's even one in Basil Street in sumptuous Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, but a stones throw, or a short cab ride, from the Kensington Hilton.)
