I had thought I had heard it all about MP's expenses, but this week has plumbed new depths. Douglas Hogg, (who has his snout firmly in the trough) the former agriculture secretary, submitted a claim form for more than £2,000 for the moat around his country estate to be cleared. At tax payers expense.What has become the subject of office jokes this week has turned into a farce. People I have spoken to over the past few weeks are angry that OUR tax payers money is being embezzled in this way, when schools are struggling for funding and there is a shortage of hospital beds.
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Hogg living up to the name, then?
Since the hall is funded by the taxpayer why not pay a visit? I'm sure the Viscount and Viscountess will relish the opportunity to welcome as many visitors aspossibel to view the moat. Visit:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/195179
Kettlethorpe Hall
Kettlethorpe
LINCOLN
LN1 2LD
Is it not Baron and Baroness Hogg?
I think not, Anon.
Surely, Sir Douglas will charge an entrance fee.
It would be inconsiderate of the tax-payer to confuse him further with the obligation for him to fill in a VAT form!
Then again, for a considerable tax-exempt sum, I could do that for him.
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