I was sent this today

[davemac250]

Could the numbers be correct? Even if they are 'out' by 50% it is still pretty damning!

Some Random Source said:

Unbelievable!!!!!
I bet this will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

Can you imagine working for a company that only has a little more than 635 employees, but, has the following employee statistics..

29 have been accused of spouse abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
9 have been accused of writing bad cheques
17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year

And collectively, this year alone, they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in
Expenses!!!

Which organisation is this?


It's the 635 members of the House of Commons.

The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.

What a bunch of crooks we have running our country

- it says it all...

And just to top all that they probably have the best 'corporate' pension scheme in the country - whilst trying to ensure that everyone else has the worst possible!!

[SplatSpeed]

drink driving isn't that bad any more, thats whey they concentrate on speeding!

[FarleyRusk]

[devil's advocate]

When you're in a position of such responsibility then you're an easy target. Which of the allegations / charges have actually been proven?

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[joe_90]

That should be more public. That is just horrific.
The drink driving one is really bad, Its just because they think (as they get more drunk confident) they are above the rest of us.

Edited by joe_90 on Monday 22 August 08:16

[Bibbs]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/congress.asp

Fake, and originally about the US.

[ralphrj]

Bibbs said:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/congress.asp

Fake, and originally about the US.

Indeed, and just to show how old this fake is there haven't been 635 MPs since 1983.

[thinfourth2]

But i think that MPs are 4 times more likely to be in jail then your average citizen of the UK

[don4l]

That list is out of date.

One MP has been accused of passing on speeding points to his wife.


Don
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[Digga]

don4l said:

That list is out of date.

One MP has been accused of passing on speeding points to his wife.


Don
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Was that recorded as one of the incidences of 'spouse abuse'?

If so, the figures don't look as bad as I first thought.