ok but who is checking what ‘expenses’ they pay for with this ‘not salary’ – I’ll bet my good eye they aren’t used for paying for what this article says its for.
Yeah, just gonna claim that £100k for a swimming pool I need, so that me and Biden can have cocktails in my garden next Wednesday. Fuck off
Why am I entirely unsurprised it was introduced as Thatcher left office…
Thanks for sharing this. Full Fact do such good work. I had not realised that:
> Former prime ministers are entitled to claim up to £115,000 a year after they leave office, but this is for expenses associated with continuing public duties, rather than a salary.
When you look around the civil service, you realise in seconds that this is nothing more than a twinkle in terms of public funds waste.
Shared from experience as one of those cleaning up the mess.
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ok but who is checking what ‘expenses’ they pay for with this ‘not salary’ – I’ll bet my good eye they aren’t used for paying for what this article says its for.
Yeah, just gonna claim that £100k for a swimming pool I need, so that me and Biden can have cocktails in my garden next Wednesday. Fuck off
Why am I entirely unsurprised it was introduced as Thatcher left office…
Thanks for sharing this. Full Fact do such good work. I had not realised that:
> Former prime ministers are entitled to claim up to £115,000 a year after they leave office, but this is for expenses associated with continuing public duties, rather than a salary.
When you look around the civil service, you realise in seconds that this is nothing more than a twinkle in terms of public funds waste.
Shared from experience as one of those cleaning up the mess.