An article on the Australian website IT News provides a great blow-by-blow description of the problems faced by members of the Western Australian Parliament in lobbying their IT department to get iPads added as an approved device under their laptop allowance.

FORBES: Lessons from the Australian Parliament's iPad Revolt

Mr Crabb added that during the 12 months that he claimed additional costs allowance (ACA) against this property he, along with all the freeholders on the estate, paid for "obligatory external paintwork to be done", and for five new windows following a burglary at the flat.

BBC: Stephen Crabb MP