Tony Blair And John Prescott’s Grace And Favour
GRAB all you can. Writes Dizzy:
Can you imagine what the Labour Party would have said if, after Margaret Thatcher left office, she had carried on living in Chequers? Can you imagine how Alastair Campbell would’ve portrayed a Deputy Prime Minister who resigned from Government but stayed on in a grace and favour home at the taxpayers expense? The charge of sleaze would have been thrown around and briefed to the press over and over again, of that you can be sure.
A couple of days ago it was reported that Tony and Cherie Blair, apparently because they’re Connaught Square home is not ready yet (tough), will be waited on hand and foot at Chequers at the taxpayers expense after leaving Downing Street. And now today, we learn that John Prescott has cut a deal with Sir Gus O’Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, to be allowed stay on in his grace and favour Admiralty House flat, apparently whilst he searches for alternative accommodation.
Without wishing to sound like I’m “outraged of Kent” how exactly is this not outright piss taking on their part? Seriously, if you leave office, you leave office. You don’t step down and then carry on taking all the perks as if you were still in the job. They’ve both known their leaving date for well over a month, so claiming that they’ve not found somewhere to crash in the evening is, frankly, complete bollocks.
Posted: 24th, June 2007 | In: Reviews Comments (2) | TrackBack | Permalink
