Papers today are torn between reporting the latest indignations about MP's expenses and prince Harry's latest nightclubbing extravaganza.
On balance, however, it is the former that attracts most attention, not least when linked to issues such as pensions. Freedom of Information Act measures have forced the 642 great and good to admit a total wage bill of some £78m in the past year, most of it in massive expenses claims. That total was up more than £20m on the previous year’s figures. The Daily Telegraph says the average expenses claim of £118,437 compares with an average basic salary of £57,485 – itself more than twice the average national wage. Top claimants on expenses were all Labour members, although some Sinn...
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