It's Not Just David Mcletchie Who Is Taking Usfor a Ride ; Holyrood Is One Big Gravy Train Trundling Along at Our Expense

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THE 'taxi for McLetchie-affair has been parked embarrassingly at the Scottish Tory leader's door for months.

But, while attention is focused on whether it will force David McLetchie off the front bench, a bigger question as yet goes unanswered: Why are so many MSPs getting a free ride at the taxpayers' expense?

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It's Not Just David Mcletchie Who Is Taking Usfor a Ride ; Holyrood Is One Big Gravy Train Trundling Along at Our Expense

With the few answers he has reluctantly given, McLetchie has blown the whistle on Holyrood's attitude to the public purse. His claim that his massive taxi bill was run up 'in good faith' (when he used public funds to take trips to the dentist, ballet, a posh club and his mother's home) betrays the Scottish parliament culture of being ...

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