How dare the politicians increase their own expenses, especially giving MPs 2.5k per child, when they are cutting child benefit to the rest of us?

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LilyBolero · 26/03/2011 16:38

Snouts in the trough and all that - they keep saying 'there's no money' - so how are they able to find extra to pay themselves more?

Every single one of them earns far more than our household income (and that's not counting their partner's income), yet they are awarding themselves up to 2.5k per child, whilst taking £3k per year from us. If I was an MP therefore I could claim TEN THOUSAND pounds a year for my children's travelling expenses.

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longfingernails · 26/03/2011 16:48

IPSA costs millions of pounds a year, and employs several people for "communications".

longfingernails · 26/03/2011 16:47

It's not the politicians (though most of them aren't complaining very loudly).

It's the brainchild of IPSA, a classic Labour quango.

They should abolish it, give each MP a credit card, and put all credit card receipts online in full.

Cheap to administer, totally transparent, and completely accountable. The very antithesis of the way Labour does things.

VivaLeBeaver · 26/03/2011 16:42

Makes you sick doesn't it.

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LilyBolero · 26/03/2011 16:42

and don't get me started on 2nd home allowances for MPs who live only 45mins from London, when they are capping housing benefit for the poorest in society.

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