Judging by today’s papers, it would appear that the press has whipped it self into another Imperial Leather lather over MP expenses claims. Not only are some of our esteemed representatives going to be made to repay some of their claims, but poor old Jacqui Smith is being forced to apologise to parliament on a mere technicality. Whilst Jacqui may be a Labour oink, I do have a certain amount of sympathy for her. Her only crime was to nominate a bedroom in her sister’s house as her official residence. I myself would have struggled on the issue “rooms” and where one’s “official residence” should be. My time is spilt equally between Margaret Thatcher Towers and the back room at The Red Lion, so I can appreciate her dilemma.
What people don’t realize is that being a local or national politician is a very expensive business. In order to represent the ward of Cleawood and East Bilburn, your three councillors have had to take on “additional work”. McWoody has his paper rounds, Stinker Milburn deals in scrap, and I myself often moonlight for an escort agency. The additional income from these jobs allows us to produce a ward newsletter of a four yearly basis.
In order to underpin the newsletter distribution, I have also been forced to take on a paid vice chair position for a council sub committee. Luckily, the cash is not dependent on appearances. To be honest, Stinker, McWoody and I have a newsletter planned for distribution in 2013, and it’s taking up so much of my time that committee meetings aren’t even on the agenda. The new edition is going to be a bumper issue, though I think setting our sights on two sides of A5 may be a little to ambitious.
As you can see dear readers, there’s more to being a councillor or MP than simply going to meetings and making expense claims…..and I’m living proof!
Ching ching!
What people don’t realize is that being a local or national politician is a very expensive business. In order to represent the ward of Cleawood and East Bilburn, your three councillors have had to take on “additional work”. McWoody has his paper rounds, Stinker Milburn deals in scrap, and I myself often moonlight for an escort agency. The additional income from these jobs allows us to produce a ward newsletter of a four yearly basis.
In order to underpin the newsletter distribution, I have also been forced to take on a paid vice chair position for a council sub committee. Luckily, the cash is not dependent on appearances. To be honest, Stinker, McWoody and I have a newsletter planned for distribution in 2013, and it’s taking up so much of my time that committee meetings aren’t even on the agenda. The new edition is going to be a bumper issue, though I think setting our sights on two sides of A5 may be a little to ambitious.
As you can see dear readers, there’s more to being a councillor or MP than simply going to meetings and making expense claims…..and I’m living proof!
Ching ching!
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