MPs get £2k home cinema on taxpayers
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MPs are allowed to splurge up to £1,770 of taxpayers' money on home cinema equipment for their London pied à terre, it's been revealed, as part of the so-called "John Lewis* list".
The document has been released as part of the ongoing scrutiny of the seemingly generous expenses or elected representatives grant themselves. It details the maximum "reasonable" allowances for pimping out second homes.
Our lawyer readers will be pleased to note that there's a £50 allowance for a shredder; kit today's discerning MP should always have close at hand.
Of particular interest to most Reg readers will be news that your also MP gets £750 to splurge on a big TV, £750 for hi-fi equipment and £270 for a recordable DVD player. In all that makes for a decent home cinema setup and with the right player could be doubly useful for making copies of HMRC data.
We just hope nobody bought a HD-DVD box.
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*For our US readers, John Lewis is an old school department store favoured by couples for their wedding list, mostly because it's expensive gear.
Bootnote
Here's the full package:
Air conditioning unit - £299.99
Bed - £1,000
Bedside cabinet - £100
Bookcase/shelf - £200
Bookcase/cabinet - £500
Carpet - £35 per square metre
Carpet fitting - £6.50 per square metre
Coffee maker/machine - £100
Coffee table - £250
Dining armchairs (each) - £150
Dining chairs (each) - £90
Dining table - £600
Dishwasher - £375
Drawer chest (five) - £500
Dressing table - £500
Dry cleaning - both personal and household [items] are allowable within reasonable limits
Food mixer - £200
Freestanding mirror - £300
Fridge/freezer combi - £550
Gas cooker - £650
Hi-fi/stereo - £750
Installation of new bathroom - £6,335
Installation of new kitchen - £10,000
Lamp table - £200
Nest of tables - £200
Recordable DVD - £270
Rugs (each) - £300
Shredder - £50
Sideboard - £795
Suite of furniture - £2,000
Television set - £750
Tumble dryer - £250
Underlay (basic) - £6.99 per square metre
Wardrobe - £700
Washer dryer - £500
Washing machine - £350
Wooden flooring/carpets - £35 per square metre
Workstation - £150
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COMMENTS
hee hee?
:)
"do we hang 'em or do we shoot 'em?"
How about forcing them to pay it all back :)
oi - yer Maj', dump these fools before yer country dies.
I have come to realise that there simply isn't a word available in the entire english language (either of gaelic, anglo saxon or norman origin) that sufficiently imbues the requisite level of laziness, deceitfulness, arrogance, self-serving, selfishness, two-faced whoring, thieving, backstabbing, incompetent leaches that would be justifiable to describe a modern british parliamentarian. I propose the word "politician" for such a person, or "'tic" for short.
@Dave Harris
Quote" What I do want (when I come back to the UK) is for my elected representative, whether my choice or not, to be able to represent me effectively"
That is just the point. When was the last time an MP represented what the people want, and not what his/her party or personal preference wanted.
Iraq War, Fuel Price Increases, Northern Rock, EU, ID Cards, increase in government red tape, extreme anti-terrorist laws - Can't rememeber seeing much public consultaion/taking notice of public opinion on any of these issues!
Quote "when I come back to the UK", you hit the nail on the head - You don't live in this country!!!!!
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