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MPs (like the people who vote for them) are ultimately employees. There are probably a large percentage of voters (and this is just one example) who claim driving mileage on expenses and either claim excessive mileage, or drive under the company's travel expenses at a significant profit and don't give a toss. Many of the people aiming potshots over expenses are total hypocrites in the extreme, and while that doesn't validate what MPs do, it shows that they're missing the point on the real issues of which Nod has pointed out a couple.