The Labour Party wants to put the Winter fuel allowance and the £800,000 of gifts received by ministers behind us. Is this a real option for the people who will suffer as our new masters unapologeticly feast on freebies?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 07:51
That £800,000 is just the tip of the iceberg.
It astonishes me that warmth for pensioners is unaffordable, but the cost of running Chequers, Dorneywood, Chevenning, Admiralty House and 1 Carlton Gardens isn’t even mentioned.
Carlton Gardens is so grand that the King had a long campaign to acquire it for himself (years ago).
Is it possible for buyers to negotiate after an inspection if the appraisal is lower than expected?
And then we have the government wine cellars (GWC) another £24million.
And then we have the subsidesed bars and restaurants in Westminster Palace, the last workplace in Britain where drinking during your shift is seen to be ‘safe’.
They’re all too fond of ‘the cost of x costs us xxx’. But most of our National Expenditure is actually ‘other’ spending: Why oh why do the public never ask about it?