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I think this is where I see the difference between doing up a flat.
But ultimately once you're in power then you're not really paying for much other stuff any more are you? So I think it's just a cost of the job.
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Genuine question, I promise, but why is she expected to meet world leaders and attend state banquets?
That all seems really old school to me. Might she not be happier just doing her own thing in the clothes she already owned rather than being forced to go along to events because of her job?
I fairly regularly have work events and business travel that I'm expected to do. My wife is invited to relatively few of these things. If she was invited and felt she really wanted to buy new clothes for the event, she'd buy something out of our own money. I'd never even think about asking to expense that, which feels to me like the equivalent.
I accept that it's quite different because I'm clearly not PM or in any way important. My point is why should his wife have all these obligations placed on her? I think that's where we should be pushing as a root cause, rather than worrying about what she should wear and who should pay.
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It's a bit of a weird one. She works as an occupational health worker for the NHS, so you'd assume not a huge salary, but is also expected to meet world leaders and attend state banquets, etc with all that is required of the appearances there.
Should her husband be buying her clothes for these functions? The suggestion that there should be an allowance for this kind of thing was roundly pooh poohed when it was brought up.