: Mon May 11, 2009 2:52 pm  

waterfield's finest wrote: Anyway, Andy doesn't stand in the same league as others in this case. He acquits himself quite well here... http://blogs.news.sky.com/boultonandco/ ... 128c623da8 Recently called "the Tim Henman of politics"....

waterfield's finest wrote: Anyway, Andy doesn't stand in the same league as others in this case. He acquits himself quite well here... http://blogs.news.sky.com/boultonandco/ ... 128c623da8 Recently called "the Tim Henman of politics"....

: Mon May 11, 2009 3:34 pm  

Or what about the 5 Sin Fein MPs who `ve claimed £500k but have still not taken up their parliamentary seats.

: Mon May 11, 2009 4:26 pm  

Bartholemew Smythe wrote:

Or what about the 5 Sin Fein MPs who `ve claimed £500k but have still not taken up their parliamentary seats.

They have a right to a salary and expenses for staff but a 2nd home allowance is absurd

The expenses saga just gets worse

: Mon May 11, 2009 5:03 pm  

So no one on here who is allowed to claim any form of expenses has not done so on a matter of principle?

Don't blame the people blame the system, plus anyone seen todays Daily Mail (I was reading it in Morrisons in Morecambe today I wont buy such a rag ) and I see now the tories 'expenses' are under examination they are all at it.

: Mon May 11, 2009 5:11 pm  

FredParky wrote:

So no one on here who is allowed to claim any form of expenses has not done so on a matter of principle?



Don't blame the people blame the system, plus anyone seen todays Daily Mail (I was reading it in Morrisons in Morecambe today I wont buy such a rag ) and I see now the tories 'expenses' are under examination they are all at it.

Yes, but I have never worked anywhere where the beneficiaries design the expenses system. What many MPs have claimed is indefensible (even by them). It applies to all parties and should not be used to pillory one party more than another, as the Telegraph has don.

: Mon May 11, 2009 6:01 pm  

rules for expenses have been made by themselves hence the rules have not been broken but swapping the main homes to get jobs done and hazel blears did that to avoid capital gains tax which is fraud and just think the conseqences if any of us did something similaris is saying sorry good enough, not for me and if you so desire you have a chance to give them a stark reminder next month in the european elections.

: Mon May 11, 2009 6:51 pm  

The Watcher has always held the belief that whatever percentage pay rise the MPs vote themselves that same figure shall be awarded to all public employees & whatever pension scheme they are on that shall be awarded as standard to everyone.If one or both these ideas were taken up then we might see a bit of responsibility from our elected representatives .

: Mon May 11, 2009 6:57 pm  

Also whilst I am on the subject of MPs I cannot see why an apartment block of 646 residencies could not have been built & each constituency is allotted one of the flats.

: Mon May 11, 2009 7:17 pm  

The Watcher wrote:

Also whilst I am on the subject of MPs I cannot see why an apartment block of 646 residencies could not have been built & each constituency is allotted one of the flats.

Would be a hell of a good target for Bin Laden

Thats why

: Mon May 11, 2009 7:19 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Would be a hell of a good target for Bin Laden

Thats why

They all sit together in the House & we all know where that is.