Sentences with phrase «moat cleaning»

The ironING lady: «Cost - conscious Margaret Thatcher offered to pay for an ironing board for No 10 after becoming PM... She insisted on using her own household items because she feared political enemies might spark an expenses row over refurbishment work... Her prudent attitude is in contrast to MPs» claims for items like moat cleaning that shocked Britain in the expenses scandal in 2009.»

In truth the duck houses and moat cleaning were just symptoms of a deeper political malaise.

We were never in danger of getting hit by the new 50p top rate of income tax, and I don't remember MPs» staff getting their moats cleaned on expenses, yet IPSA has nonetheless inflicted an effective pay cut on people who were already on relatively low pay.

Not exact matches

The former agriculture minister made perhaps the most infamous expenses claim when he put in a bill which included the cleaning of his moat in his country estate, and was awarded the dubious honour of being the first MP to step down over the scandal.

The change comes as members of the British Parliament are under fire for spending huge sums of taxpayer money through their public accounts on such expenses as cleaning a moat and having light bulbs installed in their homes.

Hogg, former Tory MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, caused public outrage after claiming # 2,200 from the public purse to clean the moat on his country estate.

A breakout star of the expenses scandal, Hogg was last heard of claiming for services including the cleaning of his moat

The ruckus following revelations about MPs boosting their # 64,000 basic salary by claiming allowances on second «flipped» homes, moat - cleaning, duck islands, lavish furniture and widescreen televisions, looks likely to continue for some time.