Alex Hern shows quite how expensive Osborne's skiing holiday was.
Ed Miliband flubbed a line today at PMQs, accusing Cameron of attacking strikers, such as cleaners or dinner ladies, who
“earn in a week what the chancellor pays for his annual skiing holiday”
Unless the chancellor is going on budget student ski trips, it seems unlikely that his skiing holiday costs just £231. And indeed, it seems he spent rather more than that.
As the Mail reported in January:
Osborne has been staying with wife Frances and their two children at the Swiss resort which is regarded as a ‘winter playground for the rich and famous’.
It would normally cost around £11,000 for a similar family holiday at the resort.
For reference, the minimum wage for a 21 year old working a 35 hour week with four weeks holiday and ten bank holidays is £9830.40.
Osborne’s clearly taking the piste.
Watch a video of the exchange below:
See also:
• As energy company buckles, Miliband needs to pick more battles – Alex Hern, October 12th 2011
• Fees, cuts… Is this what Cameron means by “giving young people back their future”? – Shamik Das, September 14th 2011
• Cameron’s fantasy list of NHS reform backers – Shamik Das, September 7th 2011
• Spineless Cameron fails to speak out against Brooks, Coulson or BSkyB deal – Shamik Das, July 6th 2011
• PMQs cancer row: MacMillan back Miliband – Shamik Das, June 15th 2011
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17 Responses to “Osborne actually 52 times more privileged than Miliband claimed”
Joseph O'Flaherty
Osborne actually 52 times more privileged than Miliband claimed: http://t.co/see3grK3 writes @alexhern #PMQs #n30
Stephen Wigmore
It’s just the stupidest point I’ve ever heard. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t spend more than a week’s wages on their annual holiday, whatever their wage. What the hell was Miliband thinking? Is he really that clueless that he can’t even come up with a decent joke to mock a multi-millionaire toff for being a toff. The man is utterly clueless.
Chris
Osborne actually 52 times more privileged than Miliband claimed: http://t.co/see3grK3 writes @alexhern #PMQs #n30
NonnyMouse
As usaul, Ed Miliband got the story all wrong.
George Osborne paid for skiing holidays for all cleaners.
Paul McGlynn
RT @leftfootfwd: Osborne actually 52 times more privileged than Miliband claimed http://t.co/OIoqhIWx