International Law

MPs say give us back the money we stole from you

By John Hirst

Still on the crime does pay theme, our poor MPs who are paid over £60,000 per year plus expenses, that's over a £1,000 per week, now want a £15,000 - £20,000 pay rise to claw back the expenses money they have been prevented from stealing from the public purse. Given that Gordon Brown personally intervened to prevent prisoners from receiving a pay rise of £1.50 per week, to increase their pocket money from £4.00 to £5.50 per week, I am livid at the cheek of MPs.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on May 06, 2008 (boomark / email).