I'm not a Daily Mailerbut I would like to know how that Virgin Media can be classed as a Palimentary Expense, regardless of whether it was used to watch Corrie or Big Jugs TV. Telephone and internet I can understand but TV? She earns enough - why can't she pay for it herself?
and the big deal is that the money to pay for these services and expenses doesn't come from a company's profit margin - it comes from taxation of Joe Public. If somebody working for a PLC was taking the piss with their expense claims they'd be fired.
(and the big deal is that the money to pay for these services and expenses doesn't come from a company's profit margin - it comes from taxation of Joe Public. If somebody working for a PLC was taking the piss with their expense claims they'd be fired.
h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega..,
Mon 30 Mar 2009, 14:00,
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The claim was for internet.but as I said. Virginmedia are lumping the billing for all services together.
Even so any MP will be claiming TV expenses as a legitimate expense. I'd be quite annoyed if MPs were not using all available media to keep abreast of world events.
My point is that expense fiddling is rife. It's never been any different in parliament ( regardless of party affiliation. Joe Public paid for the conservative's whores in the early 80s ) and being angry today because something made the news is pointless if you were not angry about it when it wasn't in the news.
(Even so any MP will be claiming TV expenses as a legitimate expense. I'd be quite annoyed if MPs were not using all available media to keep abreast of world events.
My point is that expense fiddling is rife. It's never been any different in parliament ( regardless of party affiliation. Joe Public paid for the conservative's whores in the early 80s ) and being angry today because something made the news is pointless if you were not angry about it when it wasn't in the news.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Mon 30 Mar 2009, 14:07,
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I agree with you - fiddling expenses is rifebut when the said expenses comes from general taxation you can understand why people would be upset, regardless of whichever bunch if inept tossers are in charge at the time. We're in recession; people are losing their jobs left right and centre so people will be upset about the whole affair.
I dare say the Tories put in some mad claims back when they were in charge (I seem to remember a Tory MP putting wallpaper costing £5000 a roll on his expenses back in the early 90s)
All MP expenses need to be audited every year and any irregularity investigated by an independant body.
(I dare say the Tories put in some mad claims back when they were in charge (I seem to remember a Tory MP putting wallpaper costing £5000 a roll on his expenses back in the early 90s)
All MP expenses need to be audited every year and any irregularity investigated by an independant body.
h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega..,
Mon 30 Mar 2009, 14:18,
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