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Originally Posted by Chris
No it isn't. The reason so many MPs were stretching the definition of "expenses" so far was that they had been told, privately, that if they agreed not to vote themselves pay rises they could go some way towards making it up with some very generous help with their domestic bills.
Or did you never wonder why it was that with so many ridiculous stories in the Telegraph about wisteria, duck houses and 'flipping' of the main residence, so few MPs ended up being prosecuted for actually doing something illegal?
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Except my comment was in response to 'councillors earning more than MP's', which is twaddle. I'm fully aware of what was/is going on, and never wondered why there were so many ridiculous stories in the Telegraph. I do however, wonder why you felt the need for a condescending response when you obviously didn't read the comment I was responding to, and just felt that trying to be smart and belittling was a clever thing to do.
Cheers
Grim