MPs knew how to live 40 years ago...

By 2009-06-01T13:55:00

As the MPs’ expenses scandal reaches the fifth of – only the Telegraph knows – how many weeks, I reflect on parliamentarians’ living arrangements when I began reporting Parliament 40 years ago.They either lived like the haute bourgeoisie or like students.In the last year of the Labour government, Cabinet ministers ...

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