1 comment for “Lords Expenses

  1. Croft
    21/07/2009 at 2:55 pm

    I doubt anyone is going to object to a no receipt no payment system of expenses in the lords nor have I seen any polling to suggest that secretarial expenses causes any level of public disquiet (except where they are members of the family). Moreover increased secretarial and support allowances, which seems arguable for some overworked peers, would probably not be controversial. However I suspect that any attempts to change expenses into pay – which is clearly the wish of some peers under the guise of ‘fixing’ the system – would likely be a sources of (justified) public and press comment. Unless or until peers are elected I just don’t see the public swallowing pay.

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