The cost to the taxpayer of MPs representing their own interests
I think it is incredible that they work for us and yet they vote themselves their own pay rises. I recall when Gordon Brown was officially chancellor (he still is unofficially because Darling is just a puppet), he insisted that the public sector kept pay rises below the rate of inflation. And yet, a so-called independent review body has recommended that MPs should get above inflation rate pay increases for the next 3 years.
Why does everybody else have to pay living costs out of their wage or benefits and yet MPs receive over £20,000 above their wage for living costs?
Who else can claim expenses and yet not produce any receipts to justify the allowance?
