Goodbye Morley - but not soon enough

First Andrew Mackay said he was going, and now Elliot Morley has said the same thing. In this time of gross monetary dishonesty by many of our MP's this news may (on the face of it) sound to be good news. Just look at their faces They both look fed up with their lot, and well they might be, having been found out for the dishonest rogues they are. But in the case of Elliot Morley (and I'm sure the same will apply to all the other MP's who are quitting at the next general election) they still have much to be happy about!


A news item on the ten o'clock ITN news caught my attention last night. It seems that because Elliot Morley is not quitting until a general election, he will still be able to claim a full years salary (until he steps down) then he can claim expenses for winding down his office, and then get a golden handshake of another years salary on top of that!


In total Morley will be able to claim in the region of £100,000 before he steps off the gravy train.


YES DO GO BACK AND READ THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE AGAIN. You haven't mis-read it.


He, and all the other MP's who are stepping down don't deserve a brass farthing.