I never thought for one moment that I had done anything wrong

[mk1]

They are all it. Lib/Lab/Con they cling to their allowances with a passion they never show for their constituents. The rules mean nothing to this breed of 'I deserve it'  leeches.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25709181


A former Kent mayor and mayoress have been cleared of any wrongdoing after they moved to a village more than 150 miles from the ward they represent....................They arranged for two other councillors to attend to issues in their absence .

[steveL]

I've long since come to the conclusion that the guidelines set for councils are so free-and-easy that almost anything is permissible. One of those examples of what happens when civil servants set the rules of the game and when organisations are left to police themselves. I'm reminded of the MPS expenses fiasco and the then much-overused phrase 'it was within the rules'.

It was the slackness of 'the rules' which most shocked the public.