Fahrenheit's Blog

Because he hasn't claimed a penny of his 20p per mile bicycle allowance for the past five years.

In fact, only 8 MPs claimed for their bikes at all:

• Arbuthnot, Rt Hon James North East Hampshire £176
• Bayley, Hugh York, City of £31
• Brake, Tom Carshalton & Wallington £16
• Butterfill, Sir John Bournemouth West £50
• Corbyn, Jeremy Islington North £230
• Creagh, Mary Wakefield £230
• Jenkin, Mr Bernard North Essex £72
• Marris, Rob Wolverhampton South West £36

I hope he does, I really do.

I'm a regular cyclist myself and there is so much work to be done to make it a safe and sensible way of getting around, and to improve cyclist/pedestrian/motorist relations, that we need someone in power who genuinely understands it and isn't just playing up their green credentials.


UPDATE: Just seen this from Bo Beau D'Or which made me chuckle.