Corruption, Greed, Lies and Extravagance whilst the Government Squeezes the Poor

Jan 29, 2022 • A vital report by Sue Gray which may well have led to the end of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister has now been delayed and will only be published after being redacted to remove any reference to any of the issues being investigated by the police. The police enquiry which is likely to take many months will only concern the issuance of fixed penalty fines to any of those who may have broken Covid restrictions in Downing Street.

In the meantime, the Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, took 13 of her colleagues, including her photographer, to Australia using a leased plane at a cost of £500,000 instead of travelling business class on a commercial plane at a total cost of less than £100,000.

Thérèse Coffey, the Work and Pensions Secretary claimed more than £200,000 in expenses for one year whilst doing everything possible to limit the amount of money paid to the very poorest in society.

There are now more than 600 civil servants earning more than the Prime Minister whose salary is £150,000. The Head of HS2 is paid £625,000 (£12,000 per week) whilst the head of Network Rail is paid £590,000. There are fifteen other employees of Netwrok Rail who earn more than £300,000 p.a which is twice the Prime Minister’s salary.