Reply to: "A million percent"

[NotAllThere]

I can't see the logic behind that.

That's because you're a flying spagetti monster with cheddar, but no brain.

[Doggy Styles]

Why?

His faith has nothing to do with it and the Daily Mail are only trouble-making by mentioning it.

Do they mention the religion of the other MPs that have been maxing out their expense claims?

Yep, they've mentioned jews, gays, toffs, jocks (including 'the son of the manse') and the irish (Sinn Fein).

Outside the MP expenses scandal, Catholic priests get a regular bashing too.

The fact that this fellow was one of few muslim MPs is newsworthy, because government is trying to become more inclusive.

[Drewster]

Why?

His faith has nothing to do with it and the Daily Mail are only trouble-making by mentioning it.

Do they mention the religion of the other MPs that have been maxing out their expense claims?

Acolytes of Mammon

[sweetandsour]

I think one could question his faith here. Islam requires him not to be greedy or abuse other peoples money. Not in so many words but that is the gist.
He is a disgrace as an MP and as a Muslim too.

Why?

His faith has nothing to do with it and the Daily Mail are only trouble-making by mentioning it.

Do they mention the religion of the other MPs that have been maxing out their expense claims?

[Doggy Styles]

Edit: Nice pic of his wife...

I would.

[The Lone Gunman]

Why does the Daily Mail feel the need to report him as "The Muslim MP" as if there's only one or that there's a correlation between his religion and him being a prick?

Edit: Nice pic of his wife...

I think one could question his faith here. Islam requires him not to be greedy or abuse other peoples money. Not in so many words but that is the gist.
He is a disgrace as an MP and as a Muslim too.

[Moscow Mule]

He's gone now....

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Why does the Daily Mail feel the need to report him as "The Muslim MP" as if there's only one or that there's a correlation between his religion and him being a prick?

Edit: Nice pic of his wife...

[The Lone Gunman]

he's done nothing wrong and it's all the fault of the rules.

That is where he is wrong.
The green book quite clearly states that MPs should not make claims that may outrage the public.
Clearly we are outraged (or at least a bit miffed), therefore he has broken the rules. If he did not gauge public opinion he is not fit for office and if he went ahead anyway then he has commited a moral fraud if not a legal one.

[wurzel]

He's gone now....

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[Moscow Mule]

Hopefully his party will have the sense to deselect him at the next election.

[wurzel]

Anyhow, he's refusing to pay back a red cent...

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...because he's done nothing wrong and it's all the fault of the rules.

[Moscow Mule]

You can give 110% (or indeed 200%) of somebody else's effort. It's just rude to point that out..

[Doggy Styles]

A million percent within means that if the rules were ten thousand times more stringent, then he'd still be within them. i.e. that he's not be pushing the boundaries at all.

How do you make a rule 10,000 times more stringent?

[Bagpuss]

125% mortgages?

A loan of 125% of the equity, so it's 125% when compared to the value.

Your maximum effort cannot be 110% because you are not comparing

HTH

[TimberWolf]

I always give 125% of 80%.