Abuse of the system; YourSay.I FIND it quite reprehensible rep·re·hen·si·ble adj. Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy. See Synonyms at blameworthy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin repreh for MPs to claim the "maximum" expenses. Surely some expenses yes, but why the maximum? It really is tantamount to abuse! Second, third or fourth homes; whatever next? Oh I know - MPs will charge entrance fees to those who want to look round 'their' stately homes. If it's OK for HRH HRH abbr. Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH abbr (= His (or Her) Royal Highness) → S.A.R. the Queen then it's OK for us. When one of these properties is sold, including the contents, how much is actually returned to the Exchequer, because as with Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace (bŭk`ĭng-əm), residence of British sovereigns from 1837, in Westminster metropolitan borough, London, England, adjacent to St. James's Park. , the nation owns that or so we are told! I wonder what the Parliamentary regulatory system makes of that? By the way, the Green Book should now change colour to the black book of mystique, suspense and downright mystery, or in times of recession the little red book. John Cash, Smethwick |
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