FOI reveals University of Sussex bosses treated to the opera, international...
A university boss has been criticised for being “out- of-touch” for enjoying the high-life while his staff strike over below-inflation pay rises. University of Sussex vice- chancellor Michael Farthing...
View ArticleFOI reveals bosses at power watchdog Ofgem run up a £1.2million bill on...
Staff at energy watchdog Ofgem have spent more than £1.2million on luxury hotel stays and Michelin-starred restaurants. The body, which has been criticsed for paying executives six-figure salaries,...
View ArticleEnvironment Agency blows £13million on expenses for staff, FOI reveals
The Environment Agency has been accused of spiralling ‘out of control’ after it was revealed its staff claimed £12.8 million in expenses last year. The figure is up more than £3.8 million – or 43 per...
View ArticleFOI reveals the five-star suite Alex Salmond enjoyed at the taxpayers’ expense
This is an example of the luxurious hotel suite where Alex Salmond stayed during his trip to the Ryder Cup in Chicago, the cost of which he has tried to keep secret from taxpayers. The First Minister...
View ArticleFOI reveals Scottish councils waste £1million a year on junkets
Elected members and officials are regularly enjoying publicly-funded trips to exotic destinations such as Rio, Las Vegas, Hong Kong and Singapore. Some attended glitzy international golf shows, others...
View ArticleFOI reveals Speaker John Bercow has run up £500k in expenses
Commons Speaker John Bercow has run up a staggering half a million pounds in office expenses in just five years, it has been revealed. Mr Bercow has incurred £495,592 in taxpayer-funded events,...
View ArticleFOI reveals councillor’s ‘questionable expense claims’
THE integrity of a councillor “must be investigated” after a freedom of information request revealed “questionable expense claims”, a former councillor has said. However, the councillor involved says...
View ArticleFOI reveals NHS chiefs’ expenses: top executives paid five times the basic...
Nurse leaders have pleaded with NHS bosses to “show prudence” after revelations that health officials were routinely paying five times the basic rate for train fares. Expenses claims from the board of...
View ArticleFOI reveals Edinburgh City Council splash £60,000 on lavish trips
The Sunday Express can reveal that officials from the economic development department have used taxpayers’ cash to fund lavish trips to the likes of China, Canada and Qatar. New figures show that the...
View ArticleFOI reveals MPs spend £160,000 of taxpayers’ cash on 1,500 new TVs in a...
More than £160,000 of taxpayers’ money has been spent buying new televisions for the House Of Commons, it has emerged. According to official figures, more than 1,500 new televisions were purchased...
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