Tamzin Lightwater

Diary of a Notting Hill Nobody | 4 July 2009

Tamzin Lightwater's unique take on the week

issue 04 July 2009

Monday

Terrible panic about second jobs. A lot of our people just cannot get their heads around how they will survive on an MP’s salary once our new rules banning outside earnings kick in. We’ve had to assemble an information pack to help them with the transition. It’s called ‘How to survive on £64,766 a year’ and it’s got lots of good ideas for life on a budget, including where to buy really good parmesan for a fraction of the cost of leading supermarkets like Harrods food hall.

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