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Martin Linton MP

You can now look at my expenses online from here. I voted for the Freedom of Information Act to apply to MPs and I am glad this information is now available. I have been ranked 13th best (lowest) MP out of 643 surveyed by an independent think tank, the Adam Smith Institute. 

Martin Linton
MP for Battersea, Balham & Wandsworth

 

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  • Martin Linton is a 'slim cat' says think tank
    Martin's expenses are published online now. http://tinyurl.com/mpexpenses-martinlinton Battersea MP has been rated the 13th ‘leanest cat’ in Parliament by a think tank drawing up a league table of ‘fat cat MPs’ based on how much they receive in pay and allowances in relation to their constituents. The Adam Smith Institute ranked all the MPs by adding up their total cost to the taxpayer in terms of salary, pension and allowances and comparing it with the average pay of their constituents....
  • Democracy and Voting Reform
    On Wednesday 20th May I asked the Prime Minister to give the voters a chance to decide how to resolve the crisis in our political system. I urged him to hold a referendum in May 2010 on the establishment of a Citizens’ Convention, which would come back to the voters within two years with a package of measures on party funding, House of Lords reform and voting reform. The Prime Minister promised to come forward with new proposals in the next few weeks. This is what I asked the Prime Minister: “In view of his comments on political...
  • Clapham Junction Towers
    Martin commenting on Delancey's withdrawl of their proposals for CJ: “This is a victory for the 1,000-plus people who have sent in objections or signed petitions against these 42-storey towers. I’m grateful to everyone who has raised their voice and this surely proves that people power can work. It’s been a tremendous campaign and it shows that people really do still care about their town centre. I think the message is clear that we all want improvements to Clapham Junction station, but we shouldn’t have to pay for them by agreeing to 42-storey towers that would be totally...
  • Martin's Clapham Junction objection
    I am writing to you with the support of hundreds local residents to object to these buildings on the grounds that they are far too tall and totally out of scale with their surroundings. The Falcon, as a listed building, cannot be pulled down but it can be made to look ridiculous by these huge towers just behind it. The majority of people want to see at least 50% affordable housing in any new development. The great majority of people in Battersea face the problem that their sons and daughters cannot afford to rent...
  • MPs expenses
    You may be wondering whether the name of your local MP will appear in the list of those “named and shamed” for their extravagant or exotic expenses claims. You will be relieved to know that I have only one home, which is in Battersea, and I pay for everything out of my wages, including food, meals, mortgages, furniture, council tax, television. As an inner London MP I don’t need a second home and can’t claim for one, so I get just as annoyed as anyone else when I hear of colleagues claiming the cost of employing a housekeeper or...
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