[derekgas]

I heard on the news today, confirmation that the MEP's expenses far outweigh, and are far less controlled than our local MP's, apparently, it costs around £364,000 to pay for one of our Mp's, including expenses, but costs around £1.8 million to keep an MEP! They get around £80k wages, £250 per day expenses whether they stay on the day or not, and can claim £350k expenses without showing a single receipt. The mind boggles!