Again - MPs and Expenses

[A.Guest]

Rather a long list to read through -but reveals exactly how crooked our MPs are.

http://www.channel4.c...+their+claims/3147607

[Kathyan]

Austin Mitchell

Claimed for security shutters, ginger crinkle biscuits and the cost of reupholstering his sofa.

"I'm considering paying back the 87p for the Branston Pickle, I am giving that some serious thought. But there’s such a big queue outside the Fees Office they might not be able to consider it until next week. I have eaten the pickle though

They make comments like this and they wonder why we are outraged!

[cecil39]

my old Dad used to say of MPs that they are all so bent that not one of them can lay in bed straight, I used to argue with him about it, but I take it all back Dad, you were right.

[VHG]

>that they are all

not ALL !!!!

If you look at the details of who claimed what MANY MANY MPs did NOT over claim, or fiddle their expenses.

I agree that quite a lot did, and they annoy me as much as they annoy everyone else.

But it is like saying just because SOME football fans cause problems ALL football fans are hooligans.

[A.Guest]

Yes VHG good point - and often those football hooligans who DO cause trouble also get punished.

[cecil39]

football FANS don't cause trouble at all, the hooligans do that, and thats what they go for, some look for a fight everywhere they go, and football matches is a good place to cause trouble, they don't care about the match or the genuine fans.
and if there are that many honest MPs, lets see them do some good for this country soon, and get rid of the bent ones, should be easy now that we know who they are.

[filibuster]

No matter what the guilty MP's say about claims they submit, not one mentions personal integrity.

[Androcles]

Since apparently we are now ruled by an incompetent, corrupt, unelected and incredibly expensive government in Brussels/Strasbourg, one might ask why do we need another one in Westminster?