Worst Abuse of Expenses Sweepstake - Roll Up Roll Up!

Worst Abuse of Expenses Sweepstake - Roll Up Roll Up!

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Durruti

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1,023 posts

244 months

Friday 8th May 2009
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Well, with all the news today leaking from the Piggery about our troughing Lords and masters, there really hasn't been anything stunningly outrageous revealed.......yet.

Todays winner has to be sweet Hazel(TM Andy Zarse) with her triple "flipping" of second home claims.

But really, we all know that the Piggery contains much more imaginative swine than Hazel, so I'd like the brains of PH to give some consideration as to what will be the biggest baddest and best abuse of expenses to be uncovered by the Telegraph as the days roll by.

So - over to you PH politicos, your chance to guess the greatest piss take on Exes ever and who do you think the likely culprit will be?

Will it be hookers?, will it be coke?
Liberal, Labour or Tory type bloke?
Que Sera, Sera, we claim whatever we see
we're sitting MP's you see,
So fk you, you Taxpaying Mug.

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nelly1

5,634 posts

237 months

Friday 8th May 2009
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We hope it's Chips, it's Chips.

You've had your Chips, your Chips...

Edited by nelly1 on Friday 8th May 21:36

Durruti

Original Poster:

1,023 posts

244 months

Friday 8th May 2009
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Quick chaps - before all the juicy ones leak.

La Follett makes a bid for most extravagant home security system of the year......

http://news.sky.com/skynews/

Timberwolf

5,374 posts

224 months

Friday 8th May 2009
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I like the really pointless ones.

Like 45p for a packet of Maltesers. (Sadly, the claimant remains anonymous.)

I cannot think of a scenario, for a well-paid person in a developed country, where 45p is worth more than the time it would take to sort out the expense claim for that amount.

It's like a peculiar, almost single-minded dedication to screwing every last thing out of the system that the system will let you have, even if doing so makes no sense on any level whatsoever.

Also, John Prescott's toilet-busting plumbing expense misadventures are mildly amusing.

Jasandjules

70,416 posts

235 months

Friday 8th May 2009
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Surely Handy Mandy? I mean, given the history already.....

tinman0

18,231 posts

246 months

Friday 8th May 2009
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I was going to suggest a Labour MP claiming 2nd home allowance for his parents house, but the fkers have already done that!!

collateral

7,238 posts

224 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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Timberwolf said:
I like the really pointless ones.

Like 45p for a packet of Maltesers. (Sadly, the claimant remains anonymous.)

I cannot think of a scenario, for a well-paid person in a developed country, where 45p is worth more than the time it would take to sort out the expense claim for that amount.

It's like a peculiar, almost single-minded dedication to screwing every last thing out of the system that the system will let you have, even if doing so makes no sense on any level whatsoever.

Also, John Prescott's toilet-busting plumbing expense misadventures are mildly amusing.
At one of my old jobs you'd be surprised the amount of people wanting VAT docs for stuff they bought under a tenner. And don't get me started about those whingers from Jersey...

hornetrider

63,161 posts

211 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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The Follett claims seem rather extravagant, given the family income.

Sheets Tabuer

19,552 posts

221 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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I think the ones coming up for hotel rooms while the wife was told he was somewhere else are going to be quite painful.

Baby Huey

4,881 posts

205 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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Jasandjules said:
Surely Handy Mandy? I mean, given the history already.....
Can you claim for rent boys?

bluetone

2,047 posts

225 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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I am hoping there's a holiday or two been claimed-for in there. There seems to be a lot of 'employing' (rrrright!) family members going on so maybe a nice juicy caribbean jaunt claimed as a fact-finding trip or similar would be nice. The leaking from the Press is great sport and absolutely serves the politicians right - they should not have blocked the moves towards transparency on expenses last year, the scum-sucking fkpigs.

BJWoods

5,015 posts

290 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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from the mail:

Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, changed his 'main' home four times in four years.

He even charged a £10,000 stamp duty bill to the taxpayer.

Consider that, for a moment. The man in charge of stamp duty is avoiding paying it himself.

Jasandjules

70,416 posts

235 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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Baby Huey said:
Jasandjules said:
Surely Handy Mandy? I mean, given the history already.....
Can you claim for rent boys?
I'm sure it's "within the rules", after all, every other f***ng thing seems to be....

bluetone

2,047 posts

225 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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BJWoods said:
from the mail:

Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, changed his 'main' home four times in four years.

He even charged a £10,000 stamp duty bill to the taxpayer.

Consider that, for a moment. The man in charge of stamp duty is avoiding paying it himself.
Yup; they get to claim back Council Tax on the 2nd homes as well. Guess they have had their noses buried in the trough for so long they have lost touch with reality. The tts.

ofcorsa

3,535 posts

249 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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bluetone said:
BJWoods said:
from the mail:

Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, changed his 'main' home four times in four years.

He even charged a £10,000 stamp duty bill to the taxpayer.

Consider that, for a moment. The man in charge of stamp duty is avoiding paying it himself.
Yup; they get to claim back Council Tax on the 2nd homes as well. Guess they have had their noses buried in the trough for so long they have lost touch with reality. The tts.
Not only that, one of them claimed 100% council tax when he was getting a reduced rate

Jasandjules

70,416 posts

235 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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ofcorsa said:
Not only that, one of them claimed 100% council tax when he was getting a reduced rate
Sounds rather like fraud/theft to me... And the "best" bit, is which MP it was............

Durruti

Original Poster:

1,023 posts

244 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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I'm waiting to see the details for Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper (Mr & Mrs Balls).

The potential for double dipping there has to be huge - I wonder if they managed to resist the temptation?

Regardless, I can see this being an entertaining and piss boiling weekend in equal measure.

Durruti

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1,023 posts

244 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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Guido's trailing tomorrow as being a bumper day for troughing.

Wonder which little piggy(s) will be crying all the way home over their breakfast tomorrow?


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sleep envy

62,260 posts

255 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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Tory MP claims for 2 packets of tampons at £1.11 each

what a bleeder

bluetone

2,047 posts

225 months

Saturday 9th May 2009
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sleep envy said:
Male Tory MP claims for 2 packets of tampons at £1.11 each

what a bleeder
EFA