Allowancesgate: Why should we have to pay towards Cameron’s second-home?
It occurs to us that if David Cameron, Tory Party Leader and claimed supporter of the communist infested UAF gang, needs a second-home in his Witney constituency then he and/or the Tory Party, should pay for it – not the taxpayer! It was, after all, Cameron’s decision to stand for election in that constituency – he must have known that commuting was involved between there and The House – so why should the taxpayer be penalised? Furthermore why, we ask, should Cameron not be obliged to repay the huge amount of taxpayers’ money spent on his second-home – rather than, as matters currently stand, being allowed to retain every penny of profit should he sell that property?
And we are not talking peanuts here either – between Q1 2001 and Q1 2007 Dave is recorded as claiming around £120,000 from the taxpayer in Additional Claims Allowance (ACA) – normally claimed by MPs in respect of their second-homes – alone!
In our opinion, David “Hug-a-hoodie” Cameron should be called upon to demonstrate his commitment to the public good and what better way than by undertaking to repay all public monies claimed in respect of his second-home – plus the accrued compound interest – on sale or transfer of the property concerned!
Is that reasonable or is it reasonable? Over to you Dave!
In the meantime readers may find the following related article to be of some interest:-
“David Cameron’s mortgage costs taxpayers £21,000 a year, it was revealed yesterday. The first published breakdown of MPs’ expenses also showed that Gordon Brown charged £15,000 to fit out his London flat for his family.
The Prime Minister claimed £2,300 for food and £4,980 for cleaning.
He and Tony Blair claimed for their television licences, Sir Menzies Campbell put in for laundry costs and John Prescott charged for £4,000 worth of food in one year – £80 a week.
The average household spends £2,444 a year.
Details of how senior MPs fund their living costs were disclosed by Commons Speaker Michael Martin under pressure from campaigners.
The figures raise awkward questions for the party leaders and will intensify pressure for sweeping reform of the way MPs pay themselves.
The House of Commons released a partial breakdown of how a group of MPs claim the Additional Costs Allowance, which gives them up to £22,000 a year to help with the cost of running two homes. “
More: here .
