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Originally Posted by jaysay
Ya agree total Ken its a hard life in politics, evidently a thing which was found out my an MP who found his £68,000 salary wasn't enough so felt the need to go back on his promise Not to claim expenses when he retained his country council seat, as you say We all have to live I suppose  |
Doesn't sound too good on the face of it, does it? However, the most cursory glance of Graham's expenses will show where that money is going and as I've said before I would not do that job because it's bloody hard work and your life is not your own.
The county council expenses are being used largely for good causes and organisations within Rishton alone have already benefitted from it. I wonder how much of Peter's old £43k salary was donated back to community groups? Peter got to go home every night, he didn't hold surgeries every single week or spend 6-8 hours travelling to and from London every four days and he wasn't sharing a house with someone he wasn't overly familiar with.
As someone who is well acquainted with politics you should know full well how much more the setup year costs an MP and such muckraking is beneath you.
I'm sure Peter wouldn't have claimed his county allowance if he'd become MP....