The British chancellor, the equivalent to Wayne Swan is in trouble for catching the train home on a standard class ticket, sitting in first class and then refusing to move to standard when the ticket inspector asked him to.
www.smh.com.au/world/the-great-train-snobbery-standard-ticket-pulls-minister-into-a-first-class-row-20121022-2809k.html
Fair enough in one way for him to get into trouble but on the other hand how many Australian politicians catch the train to and from work? Those representing regional, rural and remote constituancies would have to catch the plane or drive but I've never seen or heard of a politician catching a train in Sydney unless its to announce some way in which the rail commuters are better off now than what they were before, despite the trains running slower and fairs increasing.
I doubt they'd know how to catch a train... anyway why should they when us fools pay for their limos, and a nice pad near where they work.
Dictator Newman's 2nd in command just spent $65,000 on charter flights in 3 months here in QLD. Too good for scheduled flights, let alone driving.
Hey Flysurfer,.. Where has your test monkey gone??
I much preferred that to the snowball with the christmas wreath on it. 
Bring back the test monkey. I liked it's startled expression. 
I thought they were all on the gravy train.
The UK chancellor should travel in two-jags like his predecessor
I remember about 3 or 4 years ago seeing the MP David Campbell (before his newspaper article) at Martin Place station, giving a press conference on improvements to the rail system.
There is no way he actually caught a 'normal' peak hour train, as this was at about lunch time (i.e. no people on the train). He was also wearing a suit on a warm day, and you would be lucky to fit two guys that size on a three seater train seat.
Quite a bit distant from the un-airconditioned, standing room only, sweaty trains that seem to be stuck in my memory...
If they had to catch normal trains, they would probably do something about them.
Politicians on public transport. Isn't that how you catch things. (diseases I mean)
