MPs' expense claims

[boldie]

I'm incensed about Blair. 7k for his roof 2 days before he quits....
14k for legal advice when his own party wants to push him out.....

 WTF?

Just be thankful you're not living in Scotland or you would be ticked off with a certain Mr Salmond who claimed the max on food expenses when he wasn't even in London for most of that time. £130k in expenses and staffing when he was only in Westminster 6 times during that period.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3628721.ece

Oh and he claimed his legal expenses when he tried to impeach Blair over the Iraq war back from the tax payer as well when everyone knew it was never going to work and was nothing more than a publicity stunt.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/18/alex-salmond-expenses-tony-blair-impeach


I feel sorry for the MPs that are actually doing a good job and not ripping off the system as MPs must now be more hated than the bankers whom were judged to be Fat Cats by the same MPs who have been ripping the tax payer off for ages.

They say Scots are stingy but quite clearly not when it comes to public money.

[boldie]

 Nice to know that MPs are now serious about cleaning up the system and have put party politics aside for the greater good.


http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ilRZ6s_4eOmStVbG8YRdkjBYMV8A

It couldn't be Beckett (as she doesn't want change, just more money) and so Labour voted for someone that would annoy/ embarrass the tories.

Very nice job.

[Bongo]

I heard it described elsewhere as akin to drunk being ejected from a pub and spitting on the floor as he leaves.

[lazaroonie]

my loathing for these people grows with each passing day.

[G1BTW]

The whole idea of Beckett even considering being at the helm for the reforms is pure com, she was one of the worst offenders, and her attitude on Question Time compounds it

[bolt pp]

I want elected officials to have their toilet seats replaced and their moats cleaned, i want them to be as happy as possible so they can serve the public as best as possible, they budget the government work within is in the billions and billions and i'm supposed to give a shit about a duck house or something, if he didnt get his gold plated drain cover he come come into work with the hump, read a letter from a constituent in need and think, "bollox to this mug, if i'm not getting my moat cleaned why should i help him fight his possibly unfair eviction".

I dont see what all the fuss is about, seems stupid to me, not everyone can be winston churchhill or ghandi, I have the upmost respect for politicians and they job they do, so they skimmed a little bit off of the top, i'm sure when they got into the gig going through uni etc they didnt just think about the perks but once they got to it they mustve just thought, jeez, it's hard NOT to abuse this system so they skimmed a bit off the top big deal!!!!

now theyre all gonna be pissed off and not do any work!

[ScottMGee]

Wow. what a truly ridiculous post.

You want MP to cheat the expenses system so they are a bit happier at work and will do a better job?

what in reality will happen, is they will start 'skimming a bit off the top' in every area, bribes for contracts and the like and we would end up with a third world system.

[steeveg]

I think Bolts right, thers always 2 sides to every story and no we dont want our MPs feeling sad and having to worry about money, i feel a bit guilty now  for all the stick people have given them, they have enough worries without all this bad publicity