John McManus: Why shouldn’t politicians be allowed to have nice things?

John McManus: Why shouldn’t politicians be allowed to have nice things?

There aren’t many countries where the decision to spend less than 0.001 per cent of the national budget on a secure Government meeting room would be news

Holding politicians to account for how they spend our money is the job of the Oireachtas. It is also meat and drink to the media. Who doesnt like a juicy story about the squandering of taxpayer money… [+3993 chars]