Fiddling the taxpayer is all in a days work

Hans-Peter Martin, a journalist turned MEP, who filmed his colleagues claiming “attendance allowances” at 7am, before rushing off to the airport for their long weekend.
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in Brussels earns approx. 14,700 euros per month according to this RTL Report (in German with English subtitles).

Thanks to:
FT.com/westminster

Further troughing:
Darling, Hoon & Smith
2009 UK screwing the taxpayer awards
UK's MP Rich List