Nearly £7k for jet-setting Brown

Posted on February 14, 2007
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MP’s travel expenses released today show that Brown spent £6,953 on air travel last year, compared to £478 on rail.  It was only last month Brown was telling us how MPs have to set an example when it comes to the environment and how he was doing his bit compared to Blair’s careless “i’m going to continue to fly whilst the world melts” jet-setting lifestyle.

It may be true that these flights are for “business” rather than holiday.  But as Brown said

“you’ve got to take people with you and therefore I think you’ve got to show by your actions that you are not only doing what you expect other people to do but you can actually make a difference by these actions.”

Someone might have to start getting the train more often. 

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