MPs Expenses Again. Sorry.

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So, the MPs expenses thing is back in the news, and we are all gnashing our teeth and the MPs are putting on their hair shirts... I thought I'd just take a straw poll. Do feel free to tell your friends to come and vote too, if you like. Please note that ticky boxes are enabled, so you can pick as many answers as you like.

Poll #1458 MPs expenses

Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 19

What is it reasonable for an MP to be able to claim expenses for?

Travel from constituency to London and back
18 (94.7%)

travel within London
14 (73.7%)

travel within constituency
15 (78.9%)

a room to stay in if they come from outside London
17 (89.5%)

a complete second home in London if they come from outside London
5 (26.3%)

renovation of homes or offices
4 (21.1%)

cleaning services for their office
18 (94.7%)

cleaning services for their home(s)
1 (5.3%)

phone bills and postage for dealing with constituents etc.
18 (94.7%)

all phone bills and postage
0 (0.0%)

staff to deal with mail and phone calls
17 (89.5%)

website building and maintenance
16 (84.2%)

food
7 (36.8%)

entertaining dignitaries etc.
15 (78.9%)

entertaining dignitaries etc. with ferrero rocher
5 (26.3%)

upkeep on an inherited ancestral pile which would have been theirs were they an MP or not
0 (0.0%)

Duck houses
0 (0.0%)

anything at all
1 (5.3%)

What is it UNreasonable for an MP to be able to claim expenses for?

Travel from constituency to London and back
0 (0.0%)

travel within London
1 (5.3%)

travel within constituency
0 (0.0%)

a room to stay in if they come from outside London
0 (0.0%)

a complete second home in London if they come from outside London
6 (31.6%)

renovation of homes or offices
6 (31.6%)

cleaning services for their office
0 (0.0%)

cleaning services for their home(s)
13 (68.4%)

phone bills and postage for dealing with constituents etc.
0 (0.0%)

all phone bills and postage
13 (68.4%)

staff to deal with mail and phone calls
0 (0.0%)

website building and maintenance
0 (0.0%)

food
7 (36.8%)

entertaining dignitaries etc.
1 (5.3%)

entertaining dignitaries etc. with ferrero rocher
11 (57.9%)

upkeep on an inherited ancestral pile which would have been theirs were they an MP or not
17 (89.5%)

Duck houses
18 (94.7%)

anything at all
1 (5.3%)

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