More Minister Expense Neglect
June 30, 2008
Husband and wife team are the most recent ministers to be investigated for expense neglect.
In maximising their income, Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have managed to claim an extra £27,000 to put towards their second home. The average UK salary is only £22,000, so this does seem somewhat unfair whether it is within the rules or not. Between the couple they earn nearly £240,000 a year which is considerably higher than that of the majority of Britain.
In the current economic climate, where many Britons cannot afford to get onto the property ladder, it seems absurd that Ministers can claim such an excessive amount, on top of their salary to pay for their second home.
Yvette Cooper has in the past been housing minister, though how she would be able to relate to the plight of many first time buyers and struggling home owners is unclear, especially when her homes are currently worth over £1 million.
With the continuing fight to increase public service pay, tight purse strings nationally and the impossibility of many Britons of getting a mortgage, it may be time to look at those who look after our country and see what value they add to our situation.
It may also be worth adding that ministers have given themselves a pay rise this year…
Less Bickering, More Running The Country!
June 25, 2008
In today’s social and economic climate I seem to find myself more and more disconnected from what’s going on within our great country. Do the people who manage this land know what they are doing? Are they really interested in what I want, or what any of us want for that matter?
In an attempt to find out what was happening in the UK at the moment, I spent some time watching politics from Parliament. Instead of serious issues (of which I feel there are quite a few at the moment) being debated, I saw what can only be described as public school boys sniping at each other trying to gain points for their party. I don’t particularly care which party is in power, throughout history they have all made enough catastrophic mistakes between them all. Besides, their values and beliefs seem to be merging into one of the same. Surely all that matters is that our country is managed effectively?!
I say that we can do without the bickering. Why do we want to watch the person who should be respected as our leader, degraded in front of the World? I don’t care if Cameron thinks that Brown is incompetent, I could mention a number of politicians that have come across as complete imbeciles when appearing on question time. The point is to debate the issues important to Great Britain. This can be done far more effectively if they stick to the point… Great Britain.
Come on guys, sort yourselves out and please sort our country!