Tawny Trot, Tommy
Sheridan, revealed this week that Executive Ministers domiciled more than 90 minutes
travel time from Holyrood can claim up to £10,500 of other people’s money to (ahem)
"defray" additional living costs.The scheme not surprisingly has led the
lucky ministers to engage in a bit of property speculation, buying and selling property in
Edinburgh.
Former Minister and full-time speccy twat, Jim Wallace, has defended this property
speculation paid for by the tax-payer on the grounds that any equity gain would be subject
to tax - thus paying the public purse back. An explanation that on first reading makes
sense until one recalls that its public money that’s paying for the private gain in
the first place.
A parliament spokesman (and I swear I’m not making this up) defended the scheme on
the grounds that MSPs had approved the scam, sorry, scheme.
Which leads Professor Beaker of Edinburgh’s School Of Well, Duhr Studies to tell
The JT: "Most rational people, MSPs included, will respond to the question
‘would you like some free money?’ by saying ‘yes, please!’ MSPs
might be a bit thick but they’re not going to turn down free money."
