Ex-MP Gets Eighteen Months For Dodgy Expense Claims

[Green Mango]

I'm waiting for that imbecile Elliott Morley, the ex-Rt Hon MP for Scunthorpe, to get his.

He played a major part in wrecking our farming and fisheries industries.

Unfotunately being an ex-MP probably means you get a light sentence.

Why did Labour become the party of sleaze ?

[AtW]

Why did Labour become the party of sleaze ?

Just because they are party of the workers does not mean they don't want to be loaded with cash

[MarillionFan]

BBC News - MPs' expenses: David Chaytor jailed over false claims

Thanks Nick. Been having trouble typing BBC into Google.

[The_Equalizer]

I thought 18 months a bit stiff too, but, as mentioned, it'll probably get reduced on appeal. I wonder if he could get a few tips from Jonathan Aitken about doing his porriage? The thought of just one night at Her Majesty's pleasure is more than enough to keep me on the straight and narrow.

[wobbegong]

I expect an appeal to get it down substantially.

I expect with his appeal he'll be getting it up substantially.

FTFY

[EternalOptimist]

I expect with his appeal he'll be getting it up substantially.

FTFY

heh heh

v good

[TykeMerc]

18 months is too long for that amount, if it was benefit fraud he might only get a few months. I expect an appeal to get it down substantially.

Bollocks, not only was he robbing the tax payer blind (like all MP's do) but he was taking it to such an excess that even the Parliament authorities thought he'd gone too far.

18 years would have done for starters.

[The_Equalizer]

Eighteen months or eighteen minutes, it doesn't really matter. What troubles me is the fact that he was a MP. Actually, perhaps he should 'swing' for a bit longer because of it.

[VectraMan]

Why did Labour become the party of sleaze ?

I don't think it's anything to do with what party he belongs to, but is more to do with the sort of person that would want to become an MP. Corruption in elected officials seems to be an inevitable consequence of democracy. It's true that running for office is more than any honest man could afford.

18 months does seem harsh for a relatively minor fraud, but I'm sure the judge rightly took into account his position of responsibility, and the public anger over MP's expenses. When I read "ex-MP gets 18 months" I was expecting to read "suspended sentence", followed by a lot of moaning that he "got away with it". Bravo to the legal system for once.

[Green Mango]

I don't think it's anything to do with what party he belongs to, but is more to do with the sort of person that would want to become an MP. Corruption in elected officials seems to be an inevitable consequence of democracy. It's true that running for office is more than any honest man could afford.

18 months does seem harsh for a relatively minor fraud, but I'm sure the judge rightly took into account his position of responsibility, and the public anger over MP's expenses. When I read "ex-MP gets 18 months" I was expecting to read "suspended sentence", followed by a lot of moaning that he "got away with it". Bravo to the legal system for once.

Unfortunately we can all be tempted when we have a poorly regulated expense system.

Still all the MPs they are trying are Labour ...