The pondblogger has picked up (follow the link and scroll down to Jan. 30, 2nd item) a story in the Telegraph ranking that annoying Scottish Labour MP Ian Davidson, friend of our PLP, 15th out of 658 British MPs in spending.
"In July 2003, Mr Davidson also managed to squeeze in an 11-day trip to Bermuda to observe elections there. His accommodation was paid for by the country's ruling Progressive Labour Party."
They must have formed a common bond over an appreciation for taxpayer funded junkets.
I remember hearing Mr. Davidson, during his 2003 visit, speaking at one of the PLP's rallies in July. That would make his visit partisan and political, not as an independent observer.
On that basis it would be interesting to know if, like the Focus Groups, the taxpayer not the party picked up the bill.
