So, the figures are out and how much did our MP cost us, here in Brent North?
£93,888 Staffing costs
£15,079 Cost of staying away from own home
£11,946 Office running costs
£10,587 Communications Allowance
£4,549 Stationery associated postage costs
£1,799 Centrally purchased stationery
£1,333 Central IT provision
Total cost... £139,181.
Compare and contrast with his fellow Brent MPs... Dawn Butler first...
£88,783 Staffing costs
£23,083 Cost of staying away from own home
£15,137 Office running costs
£11,396 Communications Allowance
£4,972 Staff cover and other costs
£4,887 Stationery associated postage costs
£2,029 Centrally purchased stationery
£1,039 Central IT provision
My arithmetic tells me that this totals £151,326... not good. So, what about Sarah Teather?
£83,630 Staffing costs
£26,118 Office running costs
£8,013 Communications Allowance
£2,812 London Supplement
£2,217 Stationery associated postage costs
£1,158 Central IT provision
£933 Centrally purchased stationery
This totals £124,881, so clearly Sarah is by far the best value for money...
Of 'value for money' you've dealt with 'money' but left 'value' untouched.
ReplyDeleteBarry Gardiner:
Spoken in 31 debates in the last year
Voted to removed civil liberties (terrorism laws)
Voted to violate international law (Iraq war)
Voted to charge students more money
Voted to waste taxpayer's money
(ID cards)
Dawn Butler
Spoken in 11 debates in the last year
Voted to removed civil liberties (terrorism laws)
Voted to waste taxpayer's money
(ID cards)
Voted to obstruct justice (against an investigation into the Iraq War)
Sarah Teather
Spoken in 35 debates in the last year
Voted to retain civil liberties
Voted against charging students more money
Voted against wasting money on ID Cards.
Voted in favour of an investigation into the Iraq War and for a 'transparent parliament'
It might be a matter of personal preference, but I'd have said Sarah is leaps and bounds ahead when it comes to value for money.