AN MP yesterday promised to hand back more than £15,000 of taxpayers’ money paid to his daughter.

That would be Jerry Reed's "You make it, They take it" Income tax man’s a-knockin’ at my door And yellin’ money, money (money-money-money) Income tax man’s a-yellin’ for some more Money, money (money-money-money) [Chorus] ‘Cause when you make it they take it (money-money-money) You make it they take it (money-money-money) You make it they ta-a-a-ke it, they...

It wasn't, in truth, the most elevating or entertaining debate I have witnessed in the Scottish Parliament. However, it wasn't as hideous as some had feared. MSPs were discussing their own money: not their salaries but the allowances which assist them to carry out their job by, for example, employing support staff. It was, mercifully, brief: just a little more than half an hour. But it still scarc...

The Chelsea football club owner contends that the money paid to Berezovsky had no relation to Sibneft's prosperity, a London court hears

A former employee of John Prescott has been paid 'more than £50,000' of taxpayers' money to keep quiet.

Republican MPs criticised for taking taxpayers' money for London residences even though they do not take their seats at Westminster Sinn Féin's five MPs each claimed £21,000 in second-home allowances from the UK parliament last year, despite refusing to take their seats in the House of Commons. The republican movement said the money was paid for renting two houses in London ...

A senior SNP minister agreed a secret £180,000 loan to the financially stricken organisers of Scotland's largest clan meeting without checking the money could be paid back, an official inquiry has found.

Aristotle was right: you can’t make money out of money Amazing really: entirely missing the point that we all did start making money around 1750 when we did realise that as money has a time value you can indeed make money out of money. Next week, Ritchie’s GP wife lectures us on why Galen is

Solace Enterprises, a recruitment company, is paid fees by local councils (taxpayers money) to headhunt chief executives and recommend salary levels. Its advice has contributed to burgeoning pay packets for chief executives, many of whom are now paid more than £150,000 a year. (more taxpayers money) However, the company is wholly owned by the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and S...

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