Short Money

The government has backed down on a proposal to cut the "Short Money" given to opposition parties by 19% after a savaging in the House of Commons from - the opposition parties.

What does it say about the Labour party that about the one issue in this parliament where they have succeeded in making a serious challenge to the government has been the money paid to opposition parties (e.g. themselves.)

(On the other issues on which there has been a serious challenge to the government this parliament such as Tax credits, it has come mainly from their own backbenches.)

Comments

Jim said…
What did you expect?

Its often the same in there, the HOC is never more full than for a debate on MPs salaries. Often there is a "pay freeze" in force within the public sector and perhaps an instuction to the private sector to encourage bosses to limit to the inflation target of 2%, then MPs decide they need 17% more.

Of course its about the only thing they would have faught back strongly against.

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