Struan Mackie ن

0 They should. Or not claim voluntary expenses to respective value. At the very least, not make a public virtue of it. However else I view

1 Philip Hollobone, he is financial integrity itself as the thriftiest MP as well as being a cllr. Public remuneration is there to attract

2 as meritocracy. I actually think MPs are worth >£80k! In contrast, Salmond still claims considerable expenses then displays simony re

3 "charitable donations". There'd be no semantic difference between this and an independently wealthy bod vowing not to claim an MP's salary

4 thus freezing out >90% for whom £80k salary + expenses is beyond rubies. Gail has mostly confirmed donating her post-tax cllr salary

5 unlike erstwhile & hopefully not to be again MP who won't discuss charitable donations despite that very public promise by the SNP in 7/15

6 cf. Andrew Turner (similar caveats as for Hollobone) would provide a fully vetted account of charitable donations on his website.

7 Yet, she still took brickbats for that. Then the dual-mandate which personally I object to. John Lamont's rightly imo stepped down as MSP