MPs' expense claims

[G1BTW]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNN!

Is it over yet?

Found this jewel though, rofl

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8045371.stm

[boldie]

I love this entire debate...hope it spins completely out of control and the masses will rise and overthrow the government and the rest of the greedy puppets in parliament and the house of Lords.
It's something that has been going on for ages, of course,...it's not new..but maybe people will now finally think that "enough is enough". Going to war for the wrong reasons, or at least lying about the reason, is not a big enough deal for people. Maybe someone fiddling his expenses a bit is..."He's bought manure with our tax payers money!!!" seems to be enraging people more than an illegal war or the mismanagement of various projects (including education and NHS systems) to the tune of billions of pounds is.

It's not just an overhaul of the system required...it's an overhaul of the sort of people elected to these positions. ..the main hope I have is that this will lead to proportional representation though, that would be a big thing for me.

lol Lord Foulkes though "An MP makes £64k a year! How much do you make?" Reporter; "92k". Lord Foulkes; "Well, you make almost twice as much as an MP to talk nonsense!!"


Yes 92 is very close to 128....well, it would be if she also got paid 36K a year as a consultant to introduce company lobbyists to parliamentarians.

[Div]

lol Lord Foulkes though "An MP makes £64k a year! How much do you make?" Reporter; "92k". Lord Foulkes; "Well, you make almost twice as much as an MP to talk nonsense!!"


Yes 92 is very close to 128....well, it would be if she also got paid 36K a year as a consultant to introduce company lobbyists to parliamentarians.

Foulkes gets £150k per year...

http://www.order-order.com/2009/05/foulkes-doesnt-like-it-up-him/

[Indestructable]

A reporter on 92k, what a joke? How can she get at least 3 times that of a nurse? 

[StuartHopkin]

The reporter gets that much for being a good reporter? Supply and demand.

I dont think they have done anything wrong, theyre aloud to claim for these things.

I think the problem is that the jobs they hold, are made up worthless positions, given to people who, under normal circumstances, should be shot for not being a full deck of cards.

If I was them I would claim everything I could. If I was in charge I would sack them all.

[Hairydude]

The reporter gets that much for being a good reporter? Supply and demand.

I dont think they have done anything wrong, theyre aloud to claim for these things.

I think the problem is that the jobs they hold, are made up worthless positions, given to people who, under normal circumstances, should be shot for not being a full deck of cards.

If I was them I would claim everything I could. If I was in charge I would sack them all.

That's whats wrong with it.... A guy cutting a helipad into his back garden 'as a family joke', expenses for a burst pipe under a tennis court, several people claiming expenses for maintenance or repair of their swimming pools in their homes.... does your work pay for the DIY work required in your house?? They are already on a good wage to pay for these things.

Of course a lot of people take the mick when claming expenses... journo's are the worst for it ironically but some of the examples given are simply ridiculous and at the end of the day its you and I that are paying for these things.

[kinboshi]

Reminds me.  I need to put in my expenses claim for March still.  Completely forgot, and it's for something like £80.

[The Camel]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8045869.stm

This x 10000000000000000

The whole story is a complete nonsense.

Journo's are such fking hypocrites.

[StuartHopkin]

I once put through 20 embassy and a packet of king size rizlas on my expenses because I got them with my petrol.

Thats the way forward.

[Indestructable]

The thing is none of theses have been fiddled and all of them had to be signed off. They probably follow the same approach as me, claim it and if declined take it off, nothing to lose by trying to claim. 

[kinboshi]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8045869.stm

This x 10000000000000000

The whole story is a complete nonsense.

Journo's are such fking hypocrites.

Stephen Fry's a bloody genius.

[Indestructable]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8045869.stm

This x 10000000000000000

The whole story is a complete nonsense.

Journo's are such fking hypocrites.

Stephen Fry's a bloody genius.

Spot on.

[Newmanseye]

If you think this is bad you should see the way one of the NDGB's ( non departmental Government bodies ) spends public money, Remploy squander so many millions of pounds on stupid things that are really not justified, and I do mean the employment services arm of the company not the factories.

government spending and accountability is needing a huge overhaul.

[Robert HM]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8045869.stm

This x 10000000000000000

The whole story is a complete nonsense.

Journo's are such fking hypocrites.

Usually I would agree with Fry, but not on this occasion. We need to be able to trust our MPs as much as possible. We already know that many a politician will break any promise in the pursuit of power, however we are now seeing examples of pure dishonest greed and chickens are coming home to roost.

[kinboshi]

I think it's honest greed.