Government Ministers and important rich people show why they always fly first class
The Tax Payers Alliance released a report yesterday that despite Government rhetoric about cost efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, 13 Whitehall departments spent over £18.5 million last year on air travel. The report shows that last year a total of over £18.5 million was spent on flights by Government departments and more than half – £10.6 million – went on first class and business class seats.(WTF!) The total bill for public sector flights, including quangos and other bodies, is almost £70 million a year. Shockingly, the Department of Transport is unable to say how much it spends on air travel.
This is the British equivalent of the Soviet Zil motorcade, the rest of us trying to keep business costs down flying Cattle class, Easyjet or taking the train, and half of all flights taken by Government are business class or FIRST Class. Never mind the bollocks about global warming.
Why do they think that because it is coming from the public purse letting rip with champagne in business/first class is acceptable- and yes they do serve champagne foc once those curtains are drawn.