Brown apologises
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8043447.stm
So Cameron apologises this morning and now Brown copies. Does Brown do everything as a knee jerk reaction. This man is a disaster! No policies until after the horse has bolted. Every time!
So Cameron apologises this morning and now Brown copies. Does Brown do everything as a knee jerk reaction. This man is a disaster! No policies until after the horse has bolted. Every time!
As far as I can see the only shadow cabinet minister caught up in this is the Commons leader Alan Duncan who recouped £4,000 for gardening costs for his home in the country. The guy who claimed £100 to change lightbulbs is a non-issue IMO, there are many bulbs which due to location, or type, are hard to change.
If there is only one Cameron could easily set a strong example by booting him out of the shadow cabinet and so increase the pressure on Labour.
If there is only one Cameron could easily set a strong example by booting him out of the shadow cabinet and so increase the pressure on Labour.
JagLover said:
As far as I can see the only shadow cabinet minister caught up in this is the Commons leader Alan Duncan who recouped £4,000 for gardening costs for his home in the country. The guy who claimed £100 to change lightbulbs is a non-issue IMO, there are many bulbs which due to location, or type, are hard to change.
If there is only one Cameron could easily set a strong example by booting him out of the shadow cabinet and so increase the pressure on Labour.
Unless he's aware of his own misdemeanors becoming public?If there is only one Cameron could easily set a strong example by booting him out of the shadow cabinet and so increase the pressure on Labour.
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Edited by Invisible man on Monday 11th May 11:07
Puggit said:
There is only one answer to this, and that's a General Election, along with whole-scale change to the system (ie pay increase, no expenses allowed).
There is a valid principle here, in that MPs representing constituencies outside London, necessarily have to incur the costs of a second home. A better solution may be a small pay rise and a government provided flat near Whitehall for all MPs who need it.
JagLover said:
Puggit said:
There is only one answer to this, and that's a General Election, along with whole-scale change to the system (ie pay increase, no expenses allowed).
There is a valid principle here, in that MPs representing constituencies outside London, necessarily have to incur the costs of a second home. A better solution may be a small pay rise and a government provided flat near Whitehall for all MPs who need it.
mattviatura said:
Why are so many people in favour of a pay rise? If these incompetents were forced to earn a living they would be minimum wage.
Didn't the English Civil War get rid of greedy self serving God like entities taking so much money, they almost brought England to financial ruin, in favour of selfless and accountable 'servants of the public'?Seems we've come full circle. I am not sure if the people in power right now will ever be forgiven for this, they are so out of touch - even if they were completely honest and held their hands up, that would go some way into lessening the outrage. They are acting like cowardly school chrildren, the whole lot of them.
mattviatura said:
Why are so many people in favour of a pay rise? If these incompetents were forced to earn a living they would be minimum wage.
Because they are not paid the right salary based on jobs of equivalent stature and, moreover, it caps the cost. It has to be coupled with a significantly more robust expenses policy : one that copies what happens in business.esselte said:
Merc fan said:
Because they are not paid the right salary based on jobs of equivalent stature
Which would be.....?Merc fan said:
mattviatura said:
Why are so many people in favour of a pay rise? If these incompetents were forced to earn a living they would be minimum wage.
Because they are not paid the right salary based on jobs of equivalent stature and, moreover, it caps the cost. It has to be coupled with a significantly more robust expenses policy : one that copies what happens in business.The guy that empties the local dog s
t bins is paid far less and is far more useful Merc fan said:
esselte said:
Merc fan said:
Because they are not paid the right salary based on jobs of equivalent stature
Which would be.....?
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