Question time II

[scooterscot]

Just watching it on iplayer (was watching the apprentice instead)

Audience "Should the editor of the torograph by knighted for services to the British electorate?"

Fantastic!

So far Lib's are getting my vote if I were to vote at all...

[DaveB]

Just watching it on iplayer (was watching the apprentice instead)

Audience "Should the editor of the torograph by knighted for services to the British electorate?"

Fantastic!

So far Lib's are getting my vote if I were to vote at all...

Statistically they are likely to come out of this the least damaged of the major parties as there are fewer of them to cause damage in the first place

[scooterscot]

Statistically they are likely to come out of this the least damaged of the major parties as there are fewer of them to cause damage in the first place

Although the Ming was the only person the whole time to point out there are other issues important to this country than the lining of MP's pockets.

A considerable bunch are believe they are absolved from any wrong doing, one person pointed out: "how can the very same people by trusted to make decision for the rest of us?"

Revolution is what we need, how do we start one?

[Moscow Mule]

Revolution is what we need, how do we start one?

Persuading the Queen to dissolve parliament would be a good start...

[PM-Junkie]

Revolution is what we need, how do we start one?

...change your name to Cromwell, get a funny hat and a horse.

[TykeMerc]

...change your name to Cromwell, get a funny hat and a horse.

And an army of 30k heavily armed and armoured men, artillery and cavalry.

[Bagpuss]

Makes the rules on what a small company can claim a legitimate business expense seem like a joke book.

Avoiding taxes by offsetting expenses= subject to multiple rules regulations and scrutiny. Outright fraudulant expenses funded by the public purse = Honourable and within the law and unfettered until the public gets wind via the press.

You have to laugh

[TykeMerc]

Makes the rules on what a small company can claim a legitimate business expense seem like a joke book.

Avoiding taxes by offsetting expenses= subject to multiple rules regulations and scrutiny. Outright fraudulant expenses funded by the public purse = Honourable and within the law and unfettered until the public gets wind via the press.

You have to laugh

I wonder how many ex MPs including a former Prime Minister claimed boatloads of cash and are now sniggering about their former colleagues discomfort.

Quite frankly this lot shouldn't be allowed to get away with just paying back some cash, they should be prosecuted for fraud just like we would be if we tried this sort of stunt even on a miniscule scale let alone on a wholesale basis like the MPs have.

[Bagpuss]

and remember company expenses are only offset against tax, so only save a small proportion of income being paid out in tax.

MPs expenses are fully funded additional of their basic income and (were) subject to little scruitiny

[expat]

Dear Hector,

I forgot to pay tax last year because I was very busy. Now I'll say sorry and pay it. Not that it was my fault. That'll be OK then?

Yours,