MP's make me cross

[Addanc]

Where can we buy a guy fawkes mask?

Follow the "further details" link on OH site.

[Lockhouse]

Fancy a nice walk in Central London in early November?

I'm there. Maybe we could organise a CUK contingent?

[TinTrump]

the MD of a company with factories in two parts of the country?

Sorry, multiple factories? Are you talking about the UK still?

But you're right. A newly appointed MD inherits this situation.

[d000hg]

What is special to their job that would not apply equally to, say, the MD of a company with factories in two parts of the country?

A company creates offices where they choose to, in order to increase profitability. An MP is required to spend a lot of time in London as well as their own constituency as part of the job.

[BrilloPad]

Fancy a nice walk in Central London in early November?

Where can we buy a guy fawkes mask?

[xoggoth]

Agree with d000hg that retrospective changes are wholly wrong, even if applied to MPs. What was claimed according to the then rules is not the issue, water under the bridge.

what really sucks is that they make tax laws that apply only to themselves in the first place and that is what need to be stopped. If you have ever looked though the various finance acts you will find there are clauses with specific exemptions and modifications for members of parliament. Why? What is special to their job that would not apply equally to, say, the MD of a company with factories in two parts of the country?

[HairyArsedBloke]

Fancy a nice walk in Central London in early November?

[d000hg]

Now that is a good one. I don't agree with the view that most/all MPs are out for all they can get, but clearly some are real pieces of work. Problem is, the guys who claim a few £100 get slagged as much as the ones who set out to exploit the system to the utmost to the tune of £tens of thousands,

[cybersquatter]

One of the hypocrites in question just got knifed on Newsnight. Busy bleating about how it had been applied retrospectively, until it was pointed out to him by the reporter that he had signed Early Day Motions supporting retrospective taxes.

Priceless. Catch it on iPlayer.

[d000hg]

Taking advantage of the rules to deliberately cream money is wrong for someone in a position of authority (though most people here would do it and boast about it). Retrospective penalties are stupid and wrong. Trying to solve wrong with wrong is wrong and also stupid, it's just a piece of spin which party can bully its members the most and get public applause.

That rather long BNP666 thread is on here somewhere about retrospective charges.

[threaded]

Politicians are a law to themselves. The expenses thing is small potatoes though. I'd prefer it if more investigative effort were put into how they rake their millions in once they leave office.

I'd like it if they'd investigate how they rake their millions whilst in office.

[shoes]

First they introduce a load of retrospective tax legislation, then bitch and whine when some retrospective expenses rules are introduced. Hypocrites...

That element of this is hilarious! Welcome to the world you created, cretins.

[TheFaQQer]

First they introduce a load of retrospective tax legislation, then bitch and whine when some retrospective expenses rules are introduced. Hypocrites...

It's just not fair.

[TimberWolf]

Politicians are a law to themselves. The expenses thing is small potatoes though. I'd prefer it if more investigative effort were put into how they rake their millions in once they leave office.

[DiscoStu]

First they introduce a load of retrospective tax legislation, then bitch and whine when some retrospective expenses rules are introduced. Hypocrites...