'In an astonishing outburst Mr (Anthony) Steen, who spent £90,000 on his second home, including big sums for lopping trees, said that his critics were jealous because he lived in a large house. He blamed the Freedom of Information Act for his plight and asked what right the public had to interfere with his private life'.
No wonder David Cameron made this egocentric idiot apologise. No wonder Westminster is in the mess it's in. I describe Mr Steen as being egocentric because his sense of worth appears to depend on position and possessions - i.e. enjoying the power and benefits that come with being an MP and owning house large enough to reflect his, self-defined, status, whatever that is. I don't have a problem with him owning a large house but I do have a problem with him using public money for its upkeep and then saying that it's none of our business. It is our business Mr Steen, especially so if public money is being used for something that cannot be described as being connected with parliamentary business, such as lopping your trees. Perhaps you were influenced by the duck house MP, Sir Peter Viggars and perhaps you should follow him out of the pig trough that is Westminster - Oh, you are.
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