mps' expenses

I cannot believe (but i do!) the amounts that MPs are claiming to furnish their second homes. Don't they realise how lucky they are to get a home, let alone a second one in these times. And the money they are spending on plasma tvs, leather rocking chairs, cleaning swimming pools!

There are empty tower blocks in London - why can't the government make use of those and use them as halls of residence for MPs - then give them what Income support gave my daughter to furnish her 2 bedroom NWHA house for her and her little boy who had had to leave their home because of her ex-partner's behaviour - she got £700 and was very grateful.One MP claimed over £1,000 for an interior Designer to tell him what he needed!

Disgusting! And they wonder why people aren't interested at elections!