those figures show that there is no single category where you could accuse john of untoward expense. You could possibly , if you measured it in percentages, point to stationery and associated postages, but as a concrete figure it is insignificant.
I've spent my life handling expenses and reading expense accounts, including having to fire 2 senior managers for fiddling them, and I have to say that these look unexceptional. I've met very few people who don't fiddle expenses to some degree, and regard it as a perk for the job, so I suppose politicians will do the same, and they probably all stretch points here and there. Human nature.
And , in answer to John One Job, it is quite possible that those who spend £55000 less arent doing their job properly. If the average expense is £130 000 and they only spend £95000, it sounds like they could be slacking
