Tessa is quite frugal, but not as frugal as Kate

[macroban]

Data are here.

[louisiana]

Frugal, in my books, involves = inter alia - buying your outfits from a charity shop and travelling by omnibus.

[Moos]

I'm not sure that would be expected of an MP on a ?65k salary, though, Louisiana. And conversely, the idea of 'buying outfits' at all would seem out-of-this-world to some people.

Isn't frugality just living within your means and looking for opportunities to save money?

[AllforNun]

looks the the lib dem MP is right up the top of the list ...oh surprise

[louisiana]

@ Moos

So you'd expect a 'frugal' MP to be taking taxis everywhere? Perhaps you too are on Planet Noggin, along with Jacqui and chums.

[Asset]

Blair's expenses along with Dennis Skinner are the only ones who come in under ?70k

[Moos]

louisiana Wrote:

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> @ Moos

> So you'd expect a 'frugal' MP to be taking taxis

> everywhere? Perhaps you too are on Planet Noggin,

> along with Jacqui and chums.

Er, no - I just think that someone on a high salary like ?65k who doesn't buy outfits from charity shops or travels in taxis could still be considered frugal if she is living within her means. Actually, I don't at all see why clothing should be expensed at all, and I agree that somone who expenses his or her travel to the taxpayer should travel by public transport, especially in London.

I don't know what Planet Noggin is, but remind me when this debate became about me and my habits?

[louisiana]

Who mentioned it was about your habits?

[Moos]

You did.

louisiana Wrote:

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Perhaps you too are on Planet Noggin,

> along with Jacqui and chums.

[Brendan]

Can I bring your attention to Peter Oborne at (13:10 minutes in) on last night?s Newswipe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jks6r/Newswipe_Episode_2/?src=a_syn31

[Brendan]

Seriously watch it. I can?t find the original interview. Don?t know if the beeb screened it so the bit from Newswipe will have to do.

[Ted Max]

I'm not sure there is an original interview, Brendan. I think it was done just for Newswipe. Nick Davies did one last week and Adam Curtis is doing one later in the series I think.

[mockney piers]

They seem to have hacked bits out of it for 'legal' reasons on the iPlayer version.

Pity. Funnily enough it seemed to be echoing lots of the concerns voiced on here over the last few days.

[Ted Max]

It was cut on the live TV version as well, as far as I can remember. Certainly it had the same ending.

[Brendan]

It?s not anything that Peter Oborne hasn?t said before through other media. Or anything that most thinking individuals haven?t worked out long ago.

It?s just a pity that this kind of commentary doesn?t make it onto the One Show so that the vast majority of people who still think that, ?Should I vote red or blue?? is actually a valid question, can?t hear it and realise that the real issue is that the entire system is fouled by corruption.