Pickles spends £500K on travel

Pickles spends £500K on travel

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MartG

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20,622 posts

203 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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"Eric Pickles' ever-expanding and taxpayer-funded luxury limo bill has passed the half a million pound mark in just three years.

The Communities Secretary spent £247,775 in 2012, £185,935 in 2013 and £103,091 in the first six months of 2014 alone.

That's a grand total of £536,801 despite telling councils they need to save money on travel costs."

Half a million fking quid to drag his fat arse around is an obscene amount in these days of supposed austerity !

Instead of a limo he needs this



Edited by MartG on Monday 10th November 16:20


Edited by MartG on Monday 10th November 16:54

hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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That's fked up. It just is.

greygoose

8,224 posts

194 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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We're all in this together... Or maybe not.

Grumfutock

5,274 posts

164 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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Zero options though, if he were to fly he would need to pay for two seats to fit his arse on.

I wonder what his entertainment and dining claim looks like!

N8CYL

457 posts

149 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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So if we worked 300 days per annum for 3 years i.e. 900 days, that would be a smidgen under £600 a day, every day for travelling costs!! effing unbelievable.

herewego

8,814 posts

212 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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Backwards and forwards to the pie shop all day long, bound to add up.

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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Ahhh, in these austere times of cutting back and killing disabled and poor people who can't afford to feed themselves, it is good to know that he has also cut down.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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If he'd spend that much on travelling in one direction, away from the UK, it would be good value.....

MajorProblem

4,700 posts

163 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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I'd have been his personal on call 24/7 driver for £100k a year. I'd even supply the bloody car.

unrepentant

21,212 posts

255 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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He gets a car and driver from the government drivers pool surely?

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

122 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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FredClogs

14,041 posts

160 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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unrepentant said:
He gets a car and driver from the government drivers pool surely?
Yep, but according to the Mirror in 2011 that process for him cost us £250k. Which is quite literally mental, bonkers.

NicD

3,281 posts

256 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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you fkers don't quote the rest of the source article from the Liebor loving Mirror, puffed up by the retarded Puffingdon Post et al

Communities minister Brandon Lewis said the number of cars since Labour was in charge has gone down from six to two between seven ministers.
He added: “The hypocrisy of Labour is breath-taking. We have reduced the cost of ministerial cars substantially.”

what happened to even handed?

ReallyReallyGood

1,620 posts

129 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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NicD said:
Communities minister Brandon Lewis said the number of cars since Labour was in charge has gone down from six to two between seven ministers.
He added: “The hypocrisy of Labour is breath-taking. We have reduced the cost of ministerial cars substantially.”
What? No-one has made this a party issue here. The figure is obscene regardless of what has gone on before.

NicD

3,281 posts

256 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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ReallyReallyGood said:
What? No-one has made this a party issue here. The figure is obscene regardless of what has gone on before.
what figure spent by whom exactly?

get some serious facts guys, so far a travesty

and the OP didn't post a link which is a very poor show

Tribal Chestnut

2,997 posts

181 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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Fat corrupt fker.

Vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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Its a badly written article, from what i can make it out the amounts are what the goverment spent buying ministerial cars in that period..

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tory-minister...


NicD

3,281 posts

256 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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I don't think it is the capital cost, more the full fat service , but for whom exactly?

btw, I think they should all take the Tube, but hate this flatulant fact free hysteria

Tribal Chestnut

2,997 posts

181 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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NicD said:
what happened to even handed?
He is a greedy, self serving, politician. He is fair game.

Vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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NicD said:
I don't think it is the capital cost, more the full fat service , but for whom exactly?

btw, I think they should all take the Tube, but hate this flatulant fact free hysteria
I'm not sure, the whole article is so vauge it could be anything.