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2009/5/17 james kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Sun, 2009-05-17 at 20:04 +0100, Shaun Orchard wrote: > > >> You seem to have forgotten a certain Mr. Taylor (Truro and St. >> Austell). Looking at the spreadsheet he appears to be claiming the >> maximum ACA. Unfortunately he's stepping down for the next election so >> I can't vote against him. > Surely it's what they claim for that is the issue, not the amount? Some > MP's do a lot of work that costs more to do, such as paying the staff > that does the research etc. > > Mine has 3 staff whom I can write to to get to him - recently I wrote > about the government policy on FSW and he got the minister to reply. It > all takes time and effort. > > Taylor has been very active over the years IMHO. > > Ducks behind computer screen as politics doesn't mix with anything else > really. > The ACA, as I understand it, covers expenses incurred from staying overnight in London. That's the theory anyway (and it's suspicious that he claims the full amount - which is why I commented). Staffing comes out of a separate allowance (I believe) which I'm not commenting about. Shaun -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html