Theresa May Is Out Of Touch
I am sat at home, watching the Politics Show on BBC One. On it, Theresa May was asked about the £400 MPs are allowed to claim, without receipts, for food on their second homes. In response, she answered that it was right that some allowances, such as the second home food allowance, be taken away - and added to MPs pay.
There are two issues for me here. Firstly, why should MPs be given an allowance for food? People in other jobs have to pay for their own food, it's not an allowance added in to their jobs. Secondly, why should MPs get paid more? They get paid £60,000 a year at the moment, which is more than twice the average working wage. It's plenty if you ask me. I live on just over a tenth of that.
There was also something rather amusing: a young people's inclusion project sponsored by the Northern Rock Foundation. Let's hope it doesn't teach them how to look after their money...
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