"TAXPAYERS have picked up a cleaning bill of nearly £5,000 for Gordon Brown ... The disclosures were laid bare yesterday by the Commons authorities who, after a two-year legal battle, released some of the expenses requested under Freedom of Information laws ... Nevertheless, publishing all receipts may explain some of the mysteries. One is why Mr Brown's cleaning bill went from £2,380 in 2003-4 to £4,981.04 in 2005-6, at a time when EU enlargement should have brought even more competition in the market."So Fife's PM Gordon Brown claimed five grand to have his house cleaned or "repaired" depending on which paper you read, following the arrival of a new son.
There are more questions than answers on this one. Wouldn't it be nice to have the public pick up the tab for your household expenses?
