It was the rules guv!Honest!
May 14, 2009
How often have we heard this defence.
Some might regard Morten Morland’s cartoon as OTT. Adam does not.
Morten Morland - The Times - May 11
For those of us here in NZ who say it does not happen here. Think, we have a system of Parliamentary largesse as well.
Let us look elsewhere. let us pay our MPs a good salary, indeed an excellent salary. Then let us severely restrict their personal expense claims such as travel, taxis etc.
Now which then minister spent over $27,000 on taxis? Which then political appointee tried to claim a UK pension?
Which Labour MP secured a benefit fo himself when a flight was delayed which was not available to anyone else?
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I agree that we need tighter controls on the expenses which can be claimed.
But I worry about increasing the remuneration of MPs and Government ministers. It only encourages the trade unionists and academics to treat parliament as a job for life when what we need is more self made men and women with real life experience. Not dropkicks like the bunch of hangers-on in the Green Party.
Each morning and evening I drive the main route between the airport and the CBD in Wellington (around Evans and Oriental Bays).
It has been interesting to note the increased numbers of Ministerial CR-plate BMWs over the last six months.
I look forward to the release of MP’s travel-expenses.