29,000 Brit politicians cost pounds 500m.Byline: BOB ROBERTS BRITAIN Britain (brĭt`ən), alternate term for Great Britain, comprised of England, Scotland, and Wales. Often used synonymously with the United Kingdom, the name Britain is derived from Britannia, now has an army of 29,000 professional politicians costing the taxpayer pounds 500million a year, it was revealed yesterday. A study found the number of MPs, Euro MPs, town hall councillors, Scottish, Welsh and London London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. representatives has reached record levels. The figures, obtained under Freedom of Information requests, have led to demands for a cut in both the number and the cost of representatives. Mark Wallace
Mark Alexander Wallace (born 19 November 1981 in Abergavenny) is a Welsh cricketer; a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. , of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "This is a vast bill that I think a lot of people will find extremely shocking. "People don't mind paying a reasonable amount for good work but what they do mind is this huge bill that's actually grown very quietly without anyone being consulted." Most politicians are employed at council level with more than 22,800 paid councillors and political advisers. Thirty years ago, just 3,000 people were paid with taxpayers' money for political work. It was also revealed the main political parties expect representatives to contribute to party funds. |
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