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Wives, Girlfriends, Predecessors
Friday, 10 February 2012
Wives, Girlfriends, Predecessors - Trimingham apparently has a spouses pass...
Just heard a snippet on the News Quiz on R4 - don't bother to listen to it, much too loud studio canned laughter and not very funny - however they did mention that
Chris Huhne was as wealthy as he is because he inherited a fortune from his father. What did his father do?
He sold speed cameras to the police. . . . . .
Wives, Girlfriends, Predecessors
What a sick world we live in.....V.Â
Carla Trimingham turned heads on Thursday when she sat casually having lunch in Portcullis House. While the speculation today is whether or not she was wearing an engagement ring, Guido is more concerned about what a lobbyist is doing having unmitigated access to Parliament.
She apparently has a spouses pass...
And it's not just wives and girlfriends that get this perk. After two terms in the House former MPs are entitled to a pass meaning they can get access to the bars and restaurants and continue to live their subsidised life. So they can retire back to the countryside and have an exclusive riverside restaurant and bar use to entertain whilst in town, without paying London prices. A nice perk, especially if you are seeking to influence decision makers...
It's bad enough that we subsidise the public sector workers inside the Palace of Westminster, but can anyone really try to justify feeding and watering their spouses and predecessors ?
Neo-Guido | February 6, 2012 at 1:29 pm | Tags: Lobbyists, Sleaze, Snouts in the Trough | Categories: default | URL: http://wp.me/pvx79-ktK
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