Snouts in the Trough

Amidst all the media discussion about the election of the new speaker, one small detail seems to have slipped below the radar – the new speaker’s enthusiasm for increasing MPs’ salaries from the current £64,700 to about £100,000 a year. If you really want to discover why so many MPs chose Mr. Bercow perhaps it might not be unconnected with their intention to give themselves about £30,000 a year more as compensation for not being able to steal so much money on expenses