The article in the Telegraph lays it all out – MPs regularly changing which homes are their first and second homes so they can furnish both of them at our expense; an MP claiming £14,000 for a wet room despite not being meant to claim for anything that would enhance a property; MPs “doing up” properties and then selling them on at the taxpayer’s expense; MPs claiming back stamp duty, etc.
This, from the article:
Some also appear to take advantage of rules which allowed them, until recently, to claim up to £250 in any category without submitting a receipt, resulting in a rash of claims for cleaners, gardeners and repair bills which came in at £249 per month. And because MPs can claim up to £400 per month for food, with no need for receipts, some put in claims for precisely that amount every month, even during the recess when they are not expected to live at their “second� home.
Now, that’s really taking the piss – scads of claims of up to £249? It’s disgusting…
Seriously, the more I think about it, the more annoyed I get – and the happier. You see, when all this comes out, there’s going to be hell to pay.
