Seeing stars: The MP who got taxpayers to foot the bill for his astrology course
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Tory MP David Tredinnick charged the taxpayer for studying astrology and the influence of the planets.
He admitted yesterday he had received hundreds of pounds to pay for computer software and tuition from a star-gazing firm.
The MP’s Commons expenses show how he billed the taxpayer for £293.75 worth of computer software and lessons from astrology firm Crucial Astro Tools.
He also received £75 for consultancy from the firm, based in Surrey, which offers Solar Fire Gold ‘top world astrology software for beginners and professionals’ for £150.
Mr Tredinnick, MP for Bosworth, Leicestershire, defended the claims, saying it was necessary to pursue his interest in alternative medicine.
He said that after his studies, he was inclined to believe there was some truth in the astrology and the influence of the planets on the earth and said the payments had been approved in advance by the Commons’ Fees Office.
David Cameron has turned to a clairvoyant in a bid to discover the date of the next General Election.
Adrian Oliver, the fortune-teller at a charity event in his Witney constituency yesterday, said: ‘He asked me when the next Election is going to be and I told him, “The sooner the better”.
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