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Today's Non-Story

During an interview with the Radio Times, the former MP, Jacqui Smith, remarked:

"I know that it was my expenses people looked at first because I was a woman and should have been at home looking after my husband and children," said the mother of two.


She said that she felt 'protective' towards her husband because of the contribution he made to their family - which she was unable to do due to her heavy work schedule.

"I couldn't have done the job without Richard to pick the boys up when they were sick, make them do their homework and piano practice,"

Ms Smith just doesn't get it does she?  Her expenses were examined because she designated her family home as her 'second home' and her 'main home' as a London property she shared with her sister.  It was nothing whatsoever to do with being a woman - it was to do with defrauding the taxpayer.

However, she is a woman who believes in her abilities (I'm being polite) and can be heard presenting a documentary about pornography for Radio 5 Live next Thursday, which she hopes may lead to further opportunities as a broadcaster. I'm sure she recognises the irony as she enjoys the financial benefits of her latest project with the BBC.

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MS SMITH KNOWS HOW TO RUB IT IN

The past couple of days I've read some of the wit going round about Jacqui Smith's husband and have to admit, some of it was very clever. Mr Jacqui Smith's DIY efforts are no business of mine and I couldn't care less if he struts round their home every day in her underwear and high heels, but I do care when our taxes are being misused.

Ms Smith said this weekend that the films shouldn't have been charged because the claim was for her internet connection.  The claim was £87, so let's deduct the £10 for helping her unimaginative husband and we have £77 which she is charging us every month for an internet connection.  Then of course, something which has been overlooked is that the taxpayer paid for the TV, it's on the list here.

She certainly knows how to rub it in doesn't she, the fact that MPs can claim for anything without question and we've paid a great deal for Ms Smith to be an MP.  It would be interesting to know how long this 'internet connection' fee has been claimed but I doubt if we'll ever know.

Not only do the expenses of MPs need to be abolished and their pay raised to say £100,000 from which they pay their own expenses and staff, but the office which checks these claims needs to be far more vigilant.  Fortunately for us taxpayers, one person was in the past few days. 

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