The oath of allegiance – Hufflepuff or Slytherin?
Yazan: sarabedford | 08 May 2009 | No Comments
Categories: expenses, MPs
The Telegraph’s publication of the details of MPs’ more ludicrous expenses claims, has given our MPs another chance to show off their high moral standing. Maybe PMQs hasn’t quite reached the levels of Didier Drogba’s hysterical wide-eyed finger jabbing, but it’s surely not too far away. Not content with making a total idiot of herself [...]
For the sake of the MP's children
Yazan: sarabedford | 28 April 2009 | 15 Comments
Categories: Claire Ward, expenses, MPs, Watford
I’m getting increasingly worried that my MP Claire Ward is losing track of her life. Under pressure for claiming the maximum in second home allowances since at least 2002, Ms Ward has come up with a number of justifications as to why she needs the allowance, despite being just a 16 minute train journey from [...]
How our MP takes more for her second home than most of her constituents earn in a year
Yazan: sarabedford | 31 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Claire Ward, expenses, Watford
In 2007-08, Watford’s Labour MP claimed the maximum £23,083 for her second home, despite living well under an hour’s journey from Westminster, a commute carried out by many local residents every day. This amount is paid free of tax and National Insurance, meaning that it is equal to a gross salary of £39,124. According to [...]
Catching up with Chairman Pickles
Yazan: sarabedford | 27 March 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: expenses, MPs, Parliament
I didn’t catch Question Time live last night. That’s not unusual; the busy lives in the household mean that we are often dependent on the Sky+ box and its wonderful ‘Series Link’ feature. So this morning I sat down with a large cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie and prepared for an hour of [...]
Ward defends tax-free perk
Yazan: sarabedford | 04 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: MPs
So MPs have voted to retain their second homes allowance, including the now infamour ‘John Lewis list’. They also voted to block plans to have their expenses externally audited. No surprise that Claire Ward voted to retain all the allowances. After all, it’s a long journey from Watford to Westminster. Several thousand of her constitunts [...]
