In 1997 the total maximum expenses claimable by an MP was £50,213. Yet during this prolonged period of low inflation (for which Gordon likes to claim credit) the maximum amount claimable has risen to £159,720.*
A rise of 218% in ten years.
*Not including travel, source: Select Committee on Members Estimate Committee Third Report
Labour’s Brave New Strategy - Dizzy
Mephedrone: Dealing with the Facts – ASI blog
Deficit in a Spin – City Unslicker
I Was BNP Bigot Until I Fell for My Jamaican Colleague – Mirror
Conservatives Baffled by Letwin’s Policy Pyramid – Times
Piers Morgan is a Tory – Fraser Nelson
The Bunker Bod Funded Entirely by Unite – Standard
Welcome to the e-Election – John Harris
Mad Nad: Declaring War on Scantily Clad Women - Devil’s Kitchen
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Nick Clegg said…
“Charlie Whelan and Lord Ashcroft are exactly the same. One is the baron of the trade unions, and the other one is the baron of Belize. Both are bankrolling political parties, both are trying to buy seats.”
+ Crude (June)
As of 16 Mar 2010
-Gilts (Mar)
As of 26 Feb 2010
Flat – No Positions
As of 23 Feb 2010 +30.81%
