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2009/5/17 Shaun Orchard <shaun@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > 2009/5/17 james kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> On Sun, 2009-05-17 at 20:04 +0100, Shaun Orchard wrote: >> >> >>> You seem to have forgotten a certain Mr. Taylor (Truro and St. >>> Austell). Looking at the spreadsheet he appears to be claiming the >>> maximum ACA. Unfortunately he's stepping down for the next election so >>> I can't vote against him. >> Surely it's what they claim for that is the issue, not the amount? Some >> MP's do a lot of work that costs more to do, such as paying the staff >> that does the research etc. >> >> Mine has 3 staff whom I can write to to get to him - recently I wrote >> about the government policy on FSW and he got the minister to reply. It >> all takes time and effort. >> >> Taylor has been very active over the years IMHO. >> >> Ducks behind computer screen as politics doesn't mix with anything else >> really. >> > The ACA, as I understand it, covers expenses incurred from staying > overnight in London. That's the theory anyway (and it's suspicious > that he claims the full amount - which is why I commented). > > Staffing comes out of a separate allowance (I believe) which I'm not > commenting about. > > Shaun > I note that Mr. Taylor appears to have taken the bold (and highly commendable) step of releasing details of his expenses - presumably before someone else releases it for him. http://www.matthewtaylor.info/ Shaun -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html