I thought the normal way for a Trade Union to lose money for a while was to lend it's leader a huge amount of money to buy a very nice flat in London? *cough* Len McCluskey *cough*.
Reminds me of the late Bob Crow (RMT):
Bob Crow has defended living in a council house despite earning £145,000 annually.
The general secretary of the rail union RMT was challenged during a radio interview as to why he still lived in social housing instead of a private home when he earned such a generous salary.
During the heated discussion, Mr Crow told LBC 97.3 presenter Julia Hartley-Brewer he had “no moral duty” to move out of the property and purchase his own home, adding: “I was born in a council house, as far as I’m concerned I will die in one.”
He said he was being "victimised" even though he is "the only one down my road who pays their rent".
He argued that if he did move he would be seen as having deserted his working class roots. “If I moved out of my house tomorrow the first thing you’d say is Comrade Crow leaves his roots,” he said.