<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538713800299786049</id><updated>2012-02-16T00:35:02.624-08:00</updated><category term='MP expense claims'/><title type='text'>My Life</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://markmaynard.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3538713800299786049/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://markmaynard.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Mark Maynard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11776336671031086749</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538713800299786049.post-6618484718521681995</id><published>2009-05-13T04:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-13T04:13:08.241-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MP expense claims'/><title type='text'>MPs Expenses UK</title><content type='html'>The whole of the UK is going crazy about the amount of money being claimed by MPs whilst doing their jobs.  I think this is too much, so what they made claims for items that are considered questionable.  I know from my own experience when making expenses claims it makes one feel special and valued when these claims are met. Its a perk and why not? If one works hard then one should have some reward other than financial. These claims are a way of feeling valued. Just as ones wife or girlfriend will want a little treat from you every now and then an MP needs to feel valued by making claims for non essentials.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3538713800299786049-6618484718521681995?l=markmaynard.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://markmaynard.blogspot.com/feeds/6618484718521681995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3538713800299786049&amp;postID=6618484718521681995' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3538713800299786049/posts/default/6618484718521681995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3538713800299786049/posts/default/6618484718521681995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://markmaynard.blogspot.com/2009/05/mps-expenses-uk.html' title='MPs Expenses UK'/><author><name>Mark Maynard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11776336671031086749</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538713800299786049.post-8331272899828441306</id><published>2007-08-17T01:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-17T01:46:45.874-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm starting a new business</title><content type='html'>Watch this space..coming soon&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3538713800299786049-8331272899828441306?l=markmaynard.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://markmaynard.blogspot.com/feeds/8331272899828441306/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3538713800299786049&amp;postID=8331272899828441306' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3538713800299786049/posts/default/8331272899828441306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3538713800299786049/posts/default/8331272899828441306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://markmaynard.blogspot.com/2007/08/im-starting-new-business.html' title='I&apos;m starting a new business'/><author><name>Mark Maynard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11776336671031086749</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
