Tory MP Anthony Steen, who is to step down at the next election after it was shown that he had charged over £90,000 for work on his country home as MPs expenses, said today that he'd done nothing wrong and that people were just jealous of his lovely house (Telegraph, Evening Standard).
"You know what it’s about? Jealousy. I have got a very, very large house. Some people say it looks like Balmoral. It’s the photographs that make it look like Balmoral, but it’s a merchant’s house from the 19th century. It's not particularly attractive, but it does me nicely... It’s got room to grow a few trees." (The Telegraph report has a picture of the house from the air, by the way.)
"What right does the public have to interfere in my private life?" Steen continued. "None. Do you know what this reminds me of this whole episode? An episode of Coronation Street. This is a kangaroo court going on."
Oh my GOD! What planet are these people on...?! They've actually managed, in the space of just a few weeks, to make the whole matter of city bonuses disappear entirely from the public consciousness in the UK. Un-be-sodding-lievable.
Steen, by the way, last made headlines in 2007 when he was caught parking in a disabled parking slot to save time getting to the train. I think the only option left for him is to start shooting kittens on YouTube and have done with it.
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4 comments:
Hi Alex,
Good to see you've got a blog up - interesting stuff! Hope you're well.
Take care,
Ollie and Anna (from your FDR class at Edinburgh!) x
Certainly, some of these people (Steen; Blears with her 5-figure check; the Labour MP who claimed mortgage interest on the wrong house for years on end) are beyond parody. Where are Gilbert and Sullivan when you need them?!
Certainly, some of these people (Steen; Blears with her 5-figure check; the Labour MP who claimed mortgage interest on the wrong house for years on end) are beyond parody. Where are Gilbert and Sullivan when you need them?!
Hi O&A - great to hear from you! Drop me a line and let me know how you're getting along ... All the best, Alex.
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