....set up a scheme that pays you even after you have left the job.
Politicians don't you just love 'em. So John Major decided to set up a system to reward former prime ministers for work including answering letters and attending public events.
Yes I'm sure they do have to do some work for it.. ..but really, is it necessary to pay them thousands of pounds? Do they really add any value? Do they really need to be at public events - they're retired!!
BBC News details the amounts, Blair, Thatcher, Major have claimed.Shrewth, it's not like they do badly on pensions either, as per this statement, Regardless of how long he or she serves, any former Prime Minister is entitled to half his
