Anyone notice a shadow minister in the news today?
Anyone notice a shadow minister in the news today?
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Pupp

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12,859 posts

295 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Oops

At least 100 pages of vitriolic invective please given this one did break the rules wink

V8mate

45,899 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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OPs! Please lock this thread. Anti-Tory threads are a contravention of PH forum rules.















wink

esselte

14,626 posts

290 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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This one went under the radar too I think.. wink

BOR

5,082 posts

278 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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The difference is that this one's a tory, so therefore not subject to PH criticism. Anyway, "she's not as bad as <<insert name of labour MP>> blah blah blah.

Mannginger

10,077 posts

280 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Hmm managed to miss this - here's another reason why the whole MP expenses thing needs to be opened up.

I'm fked off with MPs spending st loads of cash on crap - yes mainly they need two houses but FFS let's do away with hiding their fking expense accounts. They all have family members as PAs so they can get them to pull together the Excel sheets and actually do something to earn their fking stipends.


V8mate

45,899 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Mannginger said:
yes mainly they need two houses
Why?

Why can't they use a Traveloge/Premier Inn like everyone else does when they need to stay overnight in town?

davido140

9,614 posts

249 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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BOR said:
The difference is that this one's a tory, so therefore not subject to PH criticism. Anyway, "she's not as bad as <<insert name of labour MP>> blah blah blah.
oh no, they are all as bad as each other, the tories or is it torys will not be persuing an ID card scheme, therefore they have my vote.

One and only reason. (that and the lib dems or any other party will never stand a chance of winning)

Jasandjules

71,910 posts

252 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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V8mate said:
Mannginger said:
yes mainly they need two houses
Why?

Why can't they use a Traveloge/Premier Inn like everyone else does when they need to stay overnight in town?
I am willing to bet that it would in fact be cheaper to do so than their 80k expense claims.

Skywalker

3,269 posts

237 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Lying thieving cheat - no better than Jackpot Jacqui.
The only difference is scale but IMO she should be booted and prevented from standing again...as long as that rule goes for all.

After all, we couldn't have ZanuLabour running two unequal systems such as preventing the release of cabinet minutes as it undermines 'cabinet government' after releasing the cabinet minutes of a Tory crisis.

Still, Clare Short does state that there was no discussion as none was allowed by 'Call Me Tony'.

V8mate

45,899 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Jasandjules said:
V8mate said:
Mannginger said:
yes mainly they need two houses
Why?

Why can't they use a Traveloge/Premier Inn like everyone else does when they need to stay overnight in town?
I am willing to bet that it would in fact be cheaper to do so than their 80k expense claims.
39 weeks x 4 nights x £95 = £14,820 per annum.

AndrewW-G

11,968 posts

240 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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So she's already done something that no Labour mp would do........appologised
bbc news said:
Mrs Spelman who had denied any wrong-doing apologised unreservedly after the committee's report was published.


Reported herself to the commons to clear things up

bbc news said:
Mrs Spelman referred the allegation herself to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner John Lyon last year in an effort to clear her name.
and has agreed to pay the money back

bbc news said:
"This is a finding which I take very seriously and I will of course immediately pay the money in question back."
If this had been a labour mp there would have as the op said been dozens of pages of anti labour posts...........but that would be because the labour mp would have denied it, fought it and then tried desperately to find some way not to pay it back wink

Edited by AndrewW-G on Tuesday 3rd March 21:06

Racingdude009

5,303 posts

270 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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V8mate said:
Jasandjules said:
V8mate said:
Mannginger said:
yes mainly they need two houses
Why?

Why can't they use a Traveloge/Premier Inn like everyone else does when they need to stay overnight in town?
I am willing to bet that it would in fact be cheaper to do so than their 80k expense claims.
39 weeks x 4 nights x £95 = £14,820 per annum.
Travelodge/Premier Inn in Westminster charging only £95 per night ?

Where is that one based I think you find its closer to £200 per night

tubbystu

3,846 posts

283 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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V8mate said:
Jasandjules said:
V8mate said:
Mannginger said:
yes mainly they need two houses
Why?

Why can't they use a Traveloge/Premier Inn like everyone else does when they need to stay overnight in town?
I am willing to bet that it would in fact be cheaper to do so than their 80k expense claims.
39 weeks x 4 nights x £95 = £14,820 per annum.
And there is one at old County Hall just over Westminster Bridge from the Houses of Parliament, how more convenient could you get biggrin

Do they have a loyalty card scheme scratchchin 'cos if they do, then they could be taxed on the "benefit in kind" if they use the benefits for personal use hehe

V8mate

45,899 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Racingdude009 said:
V8mate said:
Jasandjules said:
V8mate said:
Mannginger said:
yes mainly they need two houses
Why?

Why can't they use a Traveloge/Premier Inn like everyone else does when they need to stay overnight in town?
I am willing to bet that it would in fact be cheaper to do so than their 80k expense claims.
39 weeks x 4 nights x £95 = £14,820 per annum.
Travelodge/Premier Inn in Westminster charging only £95 per night ?

Where is that one based I think you find its closer to £200 per night
Premier Inns across London range from £75 to £119 per night. Travelodges are cheaper.

esselte

14,626 posts

290 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Racingdude009 said:
V8mate said:
Jasandjules said:
V8mate said:
Mannginger said:
yes mainly they need two houses
Why?

Why can't they use a Traveloge/Premier Inn like everyone else does when they need to stay overnight in town?
I am willing to bet that it would in fact be cheaper to do so than their 80k expense claims.
39 weeks x 4 nights x £95 = £14,820 per annum.
Travelodge/Premier Inn in Westminster charging only £95 per night ?

Where is that one based I think you find its closer to £200 per night
Between £55 and £95 here

eccles

14,173 posts

245 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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AndrewW-G said:
So she's already done something that no Labour mp would do........appologised
bbc news said:
Mrs Spelman who had denied any wrong-doing apologised unreservedly after the committee's report was published.


Reported herself to the commons to clear things up

bbc news said:
Mrs Spelman referred the allegation herself to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner John Lyon last year in an effort to clear her name.
and has agreed to pay the money back

bbc news said:
"This is a finding which I take very seriously and I will of course immediately pay the money in question back."
If this had been a labour mp there would have as the op said been dozens of pages of anti labour posts...........but that would be because the labour mp would have denied it, fought it and then tried desperately to find some way not to pay it back wink

Edited by AndrewW-G on Tuesday 3rd March 21:06
Yeah, just like this one..... rolleyes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Conway