Listening to the loathsome Maude on Radio 4 this morning brought back memories of the almost forgotten expenses scandal that engulfed so many senior politicians. Here he was lecturing us on ‘fiscal deficit’ and the need for cuts. At the same time he is squirreling away funds in ‘blind trusts’ to keep his fortune growing.
It is amazing how short people’s memories are. This is from the Telegraph back in 2009,
“Francis Maude, the shadow minister for the cabinet office, attempted to claim the mortgage interest on his family home in Sussex. This arrangement was rejected by the Fees Office. Two years later, Mr Maude bought a flat in London a few minutes walk from a house he already owned. He then rented out the other property and began claiming on the new flat: the taxpayer has since covered nearly £35,000 in mortgage interest payments.” My emphasis.
Mr Maude is a wealthy man. One of many in this government. What he did was as bad as anything done by the handful of scapegoats who have been charged. Yet here he is lecturing us on our behaviour. Why is he not in court?
Just so this does not come across as a one-sided rant, who can forget the Balls-Cooper combo who flipped their home three times and “followed the rules.” They are currently shadow Chancellor and shadow Home Secretary. There are many, many more. All anxious to ‘move on’ and ‘learn lessons.’ What bollocks.
Trebles all round. Cheers!.
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