Ministers Expenses

[sheepshagger]

At almost 50p a mile are they all driving Yanky cars, the tax man does not allow me to claim that much as milage when I travel and I travel a hell of a lot more than any of them.

[Para Handy]

Isn’t it remarkable how many MPs believe the gravy train may be reaching the end of the line and have decided to get off at the next election

[Fjool]

^ For example?

[derick]

Oh I dunna keen, I get 40p a mile fur a 15 year owld swedish car, fueled bi biodiesel med oota owlder cooking oil at a cost o [CENSORED IN THAH ITEHRAHSTS ORF NESHONIL SECUITAH] pence per mile. ehem.

 

http://www.order-order.com/2009/05/jacqui-smith-fraud-hearing-scheduled-for-26-june-at-westminster-magistrates/

 

fur Godsake, joost vott fur Scottish Independence - an w'll sort da rest o't oot eftir.

 

PS - joost got last week's Shetland Crimes - brawly gurly luikin fellow in chairge oda Coonty nou. Da owld wife says: 'he doesna look laek a man ta cross'. hmmm. mebbe he'll manage ta get Tramish ta pey back his hoosing profits? ?? ??? ???????

[Para Handy]

^ For example?

Nicholas and Ann Winterton, the Conservative MPs, are to resign from parliament at the next election.

 

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2898/newman0900524rev0562063.jpg

 

 

Julie Kirkbride and Margaret Moran have announced they will stand down as MPs at the next election.

 

 

 

 

How many examples do you want Fjool

 

 

 

 

29.05.09

 

MPs TO HAVE STOOD DOWN SINCE EXPENSES SCANDAL BROKE

 

Ben Chapman (Lab)

Ian McCartney (Lab)*

Margaret Moran (Lab)

Michael Martin (Lab)

John Smith (Lab)*

Christopher Fraser (Con)*

Julie Kirkbride (Con)

Ann Winterton (Con)*

Nicholas Winterton (Con)*

Andrew MacKay (Con)

Peter Viggers (Con)

Anthony Steen (Con)

Douglas Hogg (Con)

Elliot Morley

 

 

 

SIR – I am entitled to school dinner money every day, but if I went home and told my mother I needed more because I wanted extra pudding, I’d be in trouble.

 

I recommend putting my mother in charge; she would soon sort MPs out.

 

James Parry (aged 14)

Six Ashes, Shropshire

[Para Handy]

Well here comes the councillors

 

http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2009/05/30/councillors-receive-nearly-500000-in-expenses-and-allowances/

 

 

A bonxie's pond house

A bit of croft flipping anyone

[Fjool]

^ Thank you, PH. This kind of referenced discussion is far more useful and enlightening than relying on hearsay and rumour. Much appreciated.

[Guest Anonymous]

Very nice to see that some of the councilors are being very honest:

Although he lives in Sullom, having previously owned a shop in Lerwick he said he simply hasn’t “got into the habit of writing out expenses vouchers†to claim mileage.

Well done Bill Manson, for proving that councilors can be like normal people, and pay for their own fuel to get to their place of work.

[ArabiaTerra]

Anybody know the taxi fare from Lerwick to South Whiteness? And is it published anywhere how many meetings each councillor attends each year?

[Guest Anonymous]

Discussing this claims scandal with a good friend we both agreed that this (the scandal) has very conveniently come around for those other big crooks of our time thhis e bankers , yep the media have managed to let those weasels slide of into the undergrowth and now the nation is enflamed about a financial scandal of considerably smaller proportions.

I do think they are all scum , our thin elusion of democracy has been further watered down for me.

I will be voting for UKIP at this next election and sincerely hope no body votes for any of the 3 lib lab cons ,

[Guest Anonymous]

So now its our chancellor " captain darling" who has been dodging taxes amongst other things and Hoon at it to , the top level of government now looks very rotten indeed .

I said previously i hop the main 3 parties get sidelined in a big way at this election and must add the bnp to that list also .

[derick]

My God - actually learned a piece o information fae Reporting Labour (Scotland). First time ever.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8079604.stm

 

The SNP and Plaid Cymru have joined forces in an effort to try and force a general election.

 

http://www.snp.org/node/15350

[Para Handy]

Jacqui Smith is to stand down

 

Well ta ta to one cow then

[PJ of Hildisvik]

The Labour lot seem to be imploding before the Euro elections.

Some sources say Broon could be gone in a week or two.

If that is the case we have to have a General Election, we do not want another Labour leader in power who has not been elected by the people.IMHO.

[Siffy]

Anybody know the taxi fare from Lerwick to South Whiteness?

 

About £15

 

So that £30 return journey. So even if she went in EVERYDAY (including xmas and new year) to Lerwick thats a grand total of £10,950.

I wonder who her taxi driver is ?

She insists that, as she doesn’t drive and lives around a mile from the nearest bus stop, she has no alternative but to call a cab.

This really infuriates me, either sort out a feeder bus or CALL A CAB TO GET YOURSELF TO THE BUS STOP, and save us a years wages of a low income full time worker.

How she has the nerve to do this again this year is too much for me.

Its about time her "safe seat" was taken from under her.