Just to restore the balance, and ameliorate the same old, same old, vilification of Thatcher.


"Sir John Major, who succeeded her in Downing Street, has received £490,000. He created the fund when he was in power in 1991.

Tony Blair, who beat Sir John in the 1997 election, has been given just under £273,000 from the public purse since 2007.

In 2008-9, he received more from the allowance than he earned from his official salary when he was prime minister the year before."

Why was I surprised to find that Richard didn't start this thread ? ;-)