Comments on: Taking the Mick http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/taking-the-mick/ Heather Brooke is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:29:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Helen Simmons http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/taking-the-mick/comment-page-1/#comment-1459 Helen Simmons Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:06:09 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/taking-the-mick/#comment-1459 How about their postage and stationery claims? Siobhain McDonagh claimed £35,207 during 2006-7 and at .34p per stamp she's saying she wrote 1,991 letters per 7 day week. Others, at this end of the scale are Liam Byrne £28,170; Andrew Dismore £20,665; Margaret Hodge £26,689; Tom Levitt £23,700; Shadik Malik £21,266. As a comparison: Frank Field charged £1,325; Liam Fox £1,374; David Heathcote-Amery £80. How about eg: Bernard Jenkin and Lynne Jones charging £14,000 for "staff cover" on top of £77,000 and £98,000 for normal staff costs? and they say they could do better in the 'outside world'!!!! How about their postage and stationery claims? Siobhain McDonagh claimed £35,207 during 2006-7 and at .34p per stamp she’s saying she wrote 1,991 letters per 7 day week. Others, at this end of the scale are Liam Byrne £28,170; Andrew Dismore £20,665; Margaret Hodge £26,689; Tom Levitt £23,700; Shadik Malik £21,266. As a comparison: Frank Field charged £1,325; Liam Fox £1,374; David Heathcote-Amery £80.

How about eg: Bernard Jenkin and Lynne Jones charging £14,000 for “staff cover” on top of £77,000 and £98,000 for normal staff costs?

and they say they could do better in the ‘outside world’!!!!

]]> By: Carl Watkin http://heatherbrooke.org/2008/taking-the-mick/comment-page-1/#comment-1458 Carl Watkin Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:13:24 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/taking-the-mick/#comment-1458 Another snout in the trough and a protectionist for other greedy snouters! What does this silly man do anyway to earn such an extortionate salary with perks, I mean expenses?? Perhaps he should lead by example and declare his own expenses first, doubt it though!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another snout in the trough and a protectionist for other greedy snouters!

What does this silly man do anyway to earn such an extortionate salary with perks, I mean expenses?? Perhaps he should lead by example and declare his own expenses first, doubt it though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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