I’m intrigued by the recent story of mp Mark Oaten accepting nearly £4,000 to appear on tv as if living on about £35 benefits per week. It’s not the £4,000 that interests me – it’s the £35.
The sad fact is that many folk got to do just that for real in these skint times. So it’s no big deal. In fact to some of us a regular £35 would seem luxurious!
What I’d like to see is ALL mp’s living without any income whatsoever. Or, more clearly perhaps, living solely on ‘what they make’ from week to week, or even from day to day.
Impossible? Ludicrous? No one does that!
Oh no?
