Guido called Hollobone’s office to try and figure out the anomaly:
Guido Fawkes “Is Hollobone there?”
Office “Yes.”
Guido Fawkes “Can I speak to him?”
Office “Yes.”
Guido Fawkes “Thanks.”
Guido waits patiently.
Office “It is me.”
It turns out that the reason he is some £23,340 cheaper than even Dennis Skinner (£67,891) is that he doesn’t employ any office staff. He answers his own correspondence (he can type) and he says dealing with constituents is his favourite part of the job. So it is no surprise that he is rated in the top decile for responsiveness by WriteToThem.com, whereas Liam Byrne, despite all his staff and great expense, comes 158th.
According to data from TheyWorkForYou.com, Philip Hollobone
How is it that he can be an excellent constituency MP for a third of the average cost of the rest?
*Thanks to Bloomberg for doing the number crunching.