MPs expenses

[HairyArsedBloke]

The Tories were just the same. It has nothing to do with socialism.

It's because those who make the rules, make the rules to suit themselves.

Aye. They have said nothing about this.

Plod should investigate MP's.

[blacjac]

I am already being punished I am with a brolly!

Sounds painful.


But could be quite amusing to watch that shower of tulipe being punished in the same way.....

[PM-Junkie]

They might catch one person, but their IT systems are like a flipping sieve. So the leaks will continue. If you know were to look you can essentially 'google' the stuff up. The only reason it wasn't in the papers years ago is that it wasn't 'interesting' to the journos.

The thing I find most amusing in all of this is that the government bring in legislation like IR35, force their IT contractors to take IR35 unfriendly contracts (or leave), and then are truly surprised when embarrassments like this occur.

They really are that thick!

You're governed by twonks, utter bunch of twonks.

The day IR35 came in, the stock exchange systems crashed.

Funny ol' thing eh?

[OwlHoot]

Sounds painful.

But could be quite amusing to watch that shower of tulipe being punished in the same way.....

Yes, I imagine it's not so much where they put the brolly, but when they start opening it

[Cyberman]

The Tories were just the same. It has nothing to do with socialism.

It's because those who make the rules, make the rules to suit themselves.

Time will tell, but I am not sure that you are correct there. The Tories generally are a wealthier bunch so do not need to fiddle expenses to feather their nests. Certainly, the Tory shadow cabinet will have to have gone a long way to outdo the Labour cabinet on expenses sleaze. Labour, remember, are also supposed to be 'whiter than white' as per Blair's triumphal speech of 1997.

[Cyberman]

The whole episode is no more than a metaphor for the very concept of giving people money with no accountability. When money is poured into public services, the leaders help themselves to the first tranche. The next lot is doled out to managers (who promise to vote labour, or who are owed favours by the govt)and then eventually what is left is spent on delivering a "service" to the public.

This is the epitome of socialism at work.

WHS !!!!!

[Platypus]

MP's claims that their expenses are "within the rules" contrast sharply with their claims that people should pay a "fair" amount of tax - even if those people operate inside "the rules".

Crooks.

[gingerjedi]

Time will tell, but I am not sure that you are correct there. The Tories generally are a wealthier bunch so do not need to fiddle expenses to feather their nests. Certainly, the Tory shadow cabinet will have to have gone a long way to outdo the Labour cabinet on expenses sleaze. Labour, remember, are also supposed to be 'whiter than white' as per Blair's triumphal speech of 1997.

Ahmmm... 'cash for questions'?? Just sleaze by a different name.

At this rate I may be persuaded to vote liberal at least some of their MP’s appear to have a modicum of moral fibre.

[thelace]

So the MP's have called in the police to investigate the leak...

Is it possiple for a mamber of the masses (ie us) to call in the police to investigate the fraud that has been perpetuated against this country?

Find the responsible tosspots and charge them with treason.

Off with their heads!

[chris79]

What gets me is when you look at how ridiculous some of the claims are, and the standard response is "it's all within the rules"...

What about the rules of having good morals and not living off the back of other people's hard work? They should be sacked, forced to pay it back plus interest, or jailed.