Today’s Echo explores further the issue of MPs expenses, claiming hotel bills and rent for London properties, while simultaneously receiving a rental income from another property. Sound complicated? It isn’t- simply put, it’s apparently democratically elected representatives having as many… Read More ›
For posterity, here’s Thursdays piece in the Independent, where Executive Editor Lisa Markwell called my blog ‘compelling, if sobering reading.’ #proudmoment But as yet, I haven’t been offered a job overseeing hospital food provisions in the UK. Shame really. Last… Read More ›
Following on from accusations at last nights Question Time event hosted by the YMCA, that politicians are self interested and out of touch, and our own Southend MP being exposed by the Telegraph today as claiming expenses for a house… Read More ›
David Amess has today been exposed by the Telegraph as claiming rental expenses for one of his homes, while receiving a rental income from the other. While not breaking any parliamentary rules, it doesn’t take a genius to work out… Read More ›
Calling all young, unemployed people in Southend! Today at the Kursaal Function Suite, at the iconic Kursaal building on Southend seafront, recruitment agency 11Ten are holding a recruitment fair. There will be information about CV building, interview tips and guidance,… Read More ›
Just briefly before I step into my busy day, I was delighted to be a part of the panel for the Southend YMCA Question Time last night. I started to do a head count in the audience but I couldn’t… Read More ›
Jack Monroe. Twitter: @MsJackMonroe
In the same week that Tory MP Andrew Mitchell gets away with his jibe at Police Officers, calling them ‘plebs’ in an obscenity-littered outburst, on a local level our elected representatives are also failing to be held to account for… Read More ›
In other news, the Development Control committee have today granted outline planning permission for the old HMV building in Queens Road to be converted into 32 student flats, and two ground floor retail units. Cllr Mike Assenheim queried the designs… Read More ›
