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Quoted from Humbercod

I notice Blackford an his chums are top the expenses list 6 of them making the top 10 and they only have 47 seats!
Also Interesting to see those greedy Tory MP’s making up the majority of lowest claiming MP’s.
https://www.mpsexpenses.info/#!/all

Basic geography isn't it? How much does it cost an SNP MP to commute to London and back from their constituencies? Hardly rocket science is it.

Quoted from barralad

I'm no fan of the SNP but I wonder if it could be anything to do with the fact that some Scottish constituencies are over 600 miles from Westminster so travel to and from London is way more expensive and there is little option for travelling home after work meaning accommodation expenses are higher? Add to that the costs of setting up offices in more than one location due to constituency travel restrictions. You really should look beyond the headline figure before making yourself look ridiculous on here.
Fair play to Rees-Mogg for making no claims though.

Dig deeper...

2019/20 - £0
2018/19 - £140,493.95
2017/18 - £125,100.33
2016/17 - £137,448.60
2015/16 - £125,120.58
2014/15 - £121,514.08
2013/14 - £111,729.84
2012/13 - £103,235.80
2011/12 - £92,474.97
2010/11 - £63,093.41

10 Year Total - £1,020,211.56
Average per year - £102.021.16

Re: Ian Blackford...

In 2019/20 he claimed £29,678.07 on travel expenses. The average travel expense claim for MPs in 2019,20 was £5,318.78.

Compare that to the MP for Cities of London & Westminster (the constituency where the Houses of Parliament are located). The MP changed during the 2019/20 reporting period, but neither claimed a penny in travel expenses.

Geography!

Quoted from codcheeky

Are you saying he has got to be a Tory because he has done well in life or that he should just stop caring about those less fortunate?  We all have to work within the system we have and make the most of our opportunities, it doesn’t mean we agree that system is the best possible available
You seem to have an itational jealousy of those who have a bit of money but still care for those less fortunate

I obviously have no jealousy of anyone, irrational or otherwise. I said in a couple of posts up that I had no problem with him doing well for himself.

I am simply pointing out that a staggering number of very rich people with socialist credentials live the high life, enjoying all the benefits that capitalism brings, and the hypocrisy stinks.

Regarding Ian Blackford, I bet he will be gutted if Scottish independence is ever achieved - to see his gravy train dry up. Mind you he will probably be able to retire into the luxury he has become accustomed to.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I obviously have no jealousy of anyone, irrational or otherwise. I said in a couple of posts up that I had no problem with him doing well for himself.

I am simply pointing out that a staggering number of very rich people with socialist credentials live the high life, enjoying all the benefits that capitalism brings, and the hypocrisy stinks.

Regarding Ian Blackford, I bet he will be gutted if Scottish independence is ever achieved - to see his gravy train dry up. Mind you he will probably be able to retire into the luxury he has become accustomed to.

More galaxy brain stuff, repeated in almost every thread you’ve ever posted in

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Re: Ian Blackford...

In 2019/20 he claimed £29,678.07 on travel expenses. The average travel expense claim for MPs in 2019,20 was £5,318.78.

Compare that to the MP for Cities of London & Westminster (the constituency where the Houses of Parliament are located). The MP changed during the 2019/20 reporting period, but neither claimed a penny in travel expenses.

Geography!

The last figure I can see online is he claimed 252,000 pounds. The bulk of the money he claims, over 200k is not due to geography.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Basic geography isn't it? How much does it cost an SNP MP to commute to London and back from their constituencies? Hardly rocket science is it.

How many Conservative MP’s from Scotland in the top 10? This wouldn’t even need mentioning if it wasn’t for how morally superior the SNP seem to think they are, when often accusing the government of wasteful spending.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

The last figure I can see online is he claimed 252,000 pounds. The bulk of the money he claims, over 200k is not due to geography.

The classic case of a hypercritical pig of an MP with his snout in the trough. No better epitomised than by Ian Blackford. 🐷

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

The last figure I can see online is he claimed 252,000 pounds. The bulk of the money he claims, over 200k is not due to geography.

Humbercod posted the link for MP expense claims. You can search through all Ian Blackford's claims since he became an MP at the 2015 General Election there. I have no idea where you got the figure of £252,000 from.

But here are some key figures for comparison...

Ian Blackford SNP MP for Ross, Skye & Lochaber
Accommodation - £22,253.80
Staff - £5,550.00

Martin Vickers Con MP for Cleethorpes
Accommodation - £25,943.49
Staff - £6,401.00

Quoted from Humbercod

How many Conservative MP’s from Scotland in the top 10? This wouldn’t even need mentioning if it wasn’t for how morally superior the SNP seem to think they are, when often accusing the government of wasteful spending.

Comparing chalk & cheese though aren't you.

The SNP will have high office & staff costs because they need to have staff & offices in London when they are a Scottish Party.

The Conservative Party MPs in Scotland don't have that level of cost as the Conservative Party is based in London.

Democracy costs money. If you don't allow MPs a decent wage & pay for the reasonable costs they incur in doing their job (especially travel, staffing and office costs) then you will end up with the majority of the 650 MPs being super wealthy Rees-Mogg type people.

Each constituency has a Travel Claims Index (TCI) rating.

An example:

Cities of London & Westminster - TCI = 0
Grantham & Stamford - TCI = 20
Great Grimsby - TCI = 32
Cleethorpes - TCI = 36
Ross, Skye and Lochaber - TCI = 62 (Ian Blackford's constituency)
Orkney & Shetland - TCI = 77

You get the idea. Midlands MPs cost more than London MPs. Northern England MPs cost more than Midlands MPs. Lowlands Scotland MPs cost more than Northern England MPs. And Highland & Island Scotland MPs cost more than Lowlands Scotland MPs.