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It was inevitable that the focus on MPs expenses would turn to the expenses of civil servants and local government officers. The Telegraph are on a run with this latest attack of those high living officers: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8555445/Civil-servants-spend-25m-on-credit-cards-including-luxury-hotels-fine-dining-and-golf-trips.html
If there is truth in some of these claims then like MPs and Peers some of these civil servants and town hall geeks should be investigated by the police. It makes the blood boil.
We will see how this story develops.
Council Housing
Meanwhile council/housing association tenants who earn more than £100,000 are set to lose their rent subsidised homes: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8555223/Rich-to-lose-their-subsidised-council-homes.html

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Sounds like a good idea to me, especially if it hits the likes of that mad twat Bob Crow of the RMT union who, wait for it, earns more than £140,000 – and no doubt he has a union credit card for expenses.
Taxpayer Funded Union Officials
Talking of trade unions the Tax Payers Alliance (Wilt is a member) are pursuing a number of campaigns including the ridiculous position where full time trade union officials are paid for by employers – e.g. the NHS and local authorities. See an example here: http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/grassroots/2011/05/union-funding-tameside-council-rockets-48.html
London 2012 Tickets

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Another TPA campaign is to pursue those local authorities, quango and central government departments who have purchased London 2012 at taxpayers’ expense. See the article here: http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/waste/2011/06/tickets-olympic-games-councils-quangos-snapping.html
The TPA are asking people to undertake a Freedom of Information request to their local council – details and a pro-forma can be found on the link above.
London Mayor
Of course the only sensible candidate is Boris – red Ken would be a nightmare but there is an equally nightmarish option of Lembit: http://order-order.com/2011/06/03/lembit-for-london-lumbering-along/
Some people just do not get it – do they? Wilt once had the unfortunate experience of bumping into Lembit in a hotel bar, along with several other political figures following a Question Time programme that was held in Llandudno in North Wales – Wilt was chairing a Tribunal hearing and was put up at the same hotel where David Dimbleby et al were also staying. Lembit was as much as a pillock as he looks/sounds.

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If Lembit gets in as Mayor (very unlikely) it would be time to pack your bags and emigrate to Mount Etna; if Ken gets in try emigrating to North Korea – their left wing views are a little less extreme!
Conditions of Service
As Wilt predicted some time ago the next phase of attack on central and local government is the ridiculous conditions of service offered to staff, not least sick pay: see the Mail article here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1394106/Civil-service-sick-pay-Francis-Maude-pledges-end-archaic-benefits-system.html
The Government is dismantling pensions, pay, expenses and now sick pay – next holiday entitlement, which also needs examining. I know Watchful will see red – sorry mate.

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That is a pick of the news while Wilt has been away.
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