£6 billion spending cuts to be announced today

[d000hg]

Pig with snout in the trough.

Being an MP is not an important job, its a job to claim expenses.

Just ask Jacqui Smith.
HTH.

Fine, hard to argue with such a media-led generalisation well-constructed argument. You certainly convinced me that arguing with you is a waste of time.

[Sysman]

I don't know how widespread first class travel is in the civil service but I'd want it be broadly in line with the private sector.

For example, only a certain grade and above.

So very senior people should be allowed it and even then if they do without when it's not needed then that is looked on very favourably. Otherwise no, because it's too expensive. Just like a well run business.

The expense form I used in my early career had a declaration you had to sign which said that the expenses were "wholly and necessarily incurred" for the business. That covered such situations quite well.