Re: Jackqui Smith Down

In the referenced article, Simes <me@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

I quite agree. But if these are allowances to support them in their
work, then be honest about the fact it's a bit of a scam to avoid the
bad publicity of admitting it costs 120k a year (say) to be an MP and
the wage of 60k doesn't cover it.

It more than covers it: MPs are not badly paid. It might cost 120k to
be an MP, but a large part of that cost is in things like
communications and administrative support. Nobody is complaining about
MPs spending money on running an office. What is wrong is making a
personal profit at public expense such as when you fiddle your second
home allowance and avoid CGT.
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