Proving their technological skills in a moment of national crisis, peers have been conducting much of their parliamentary business online for months: even Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, has presided over debates from the comfort of his home. But some things never change. Amid a bloodbath in the wider economy, their pampered lordships still ran up … Read more
Proving their technological skills in a moment of national crisis, peers have been conducting much of their parliamentary business online for months: even Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, has presided over debates from the comfort of his home. But some things never change. Amid a bloodbath in the wider economy, their pampered lordships still ran up … Read more
Disgraced Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay claimed more than £4,400 in expenses for a month after quitting Cabinet for bombarding boy, 16, with 270 texts The MSP quit Nicola Sturgeon’s Cabinet on February 6, the day of the budget It emerged he had bombarded the schoolboy with texts calling him ‘cute’ Figures now reveal he … Read more
A woman who earns significantly less than her husband has vented her frustration that he expects them to split expenses equally. Posting anonymously on Reddit, the American woman explained her husband has a salary that’s $100,000 higher than her income and is set to inherit millions, but still wants bills and luxuries to be split … Read more
A woman who earns significantly less than her husband has vented her frustration that he expects them to split expenses equally. Posting anonymously on Reddit, the American woman explained her husband has a salary that’s $100,000 higher than her income and is set to inherit millions, but still wants bills and luxuries to be split … Read more
The Voice contestants receive ‘very little’ pay which barely covers expenses – despite some of them skipping school or taking time off work to film the show By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:15 BST, 13 July 2020 | Updated: 01:16 BST, 13 July 2020 This year’s contestants on The Voice all have … Read more
The cost of the coronavirus pandemic on the US healthcare system could be hundreds of billions of dollars in direct medical expenses, a new study suggests. Researchers say the average cost of the infection alone is $3,045, four times higher than the flu and five times more than a case of whooping cough. With as … Read more
Brother of moat cleaning expenses MP wins seven-year planning row with neighbour over ‘eyesore’ access strip to his multi-million pound listed mansion James Hogg clashed with council planners in Andover, Hampshire over his home Asked for permission to build an equestrian workers cottage back in 2013 Neighbours claimed that it was an ‘eyesore’ and looked … Read more
Fat cat bosses at some of Britain’s biggest companies are raking in hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of perks on top of their multi-million pay packages, a Mail on Sunday investigation has found. FTSE 100 chiefs are enjoying what critics call ‘completely gratuitous’ payments to cover private aircraft use, school fees, family travel, chauffeur-driven cars … Read more
Sir Peter Viggers who came to personify MP expenses scandal when he claimed £1,645 for his ornamental floating duck island has died aged 82 The former Conservative Gosport MP resigned after claiming for a ‘duck island’ It also emerged he had filed receipts for a further £30,000 in gardening costs Sir Peter Viggers, 82, died after … Read more