Do you want proof as to how far out of touch our politicians are?
27 March 2009, 12:22 PM
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Do you want proof as to how far out of touch our politicians are?
Then watch last nights Question Time, link below, and fast forwards to 44mins 0 seconds.
BBC iPlayer - Question Time: 26/03/2009
The question is about MP's having second homes and the allowances they claim on them.
Eric Pickles, you are an embarrassment.
BBC iPlayer - Question Time: 26/03/2009
The question is about MP's having second homes and the allowances they claim on them.
Eric Pickles, you are an embarrassment.
27 March 2009, 01:10 PM
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Then watch last nights Question Time, link below, and fast forwards to 44mins 0 seconds.
BBC iPlayer - Question Time: 26/03/2009
The question is about MP's having second homes and the allowances they claim on them.
Eric Pickles, you are an embarrassment.
BBC iPlayer - Question Time: 26/03/2009
The question is about MP's having second homes and the allowances they claim on them.
Eric Pickles, you are an embarrassment.
What a ****.
27 March 2009, 01:34 PM
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I think thy guy could do with walking the 30 odd miles to loose some weight lol what a Twitt. In my job i leave the house at 05:20 to make a 30 mile drive to catch a boat to take me to work wich takes half an hour and on certain days of bad weather can put all the rides at Aulton towers to shame then i do a 12 hour shift and at the end of the day i do it all again and get home at around 20:00 hours. Think im going to ask my boss for a second home and see what he tells me 
27 March 2009, 01:38 PM
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I think thy guy could do with walking the 30 odd miles to loose some weight lol what a Twitt. In my job i leave the house at 05:20 to make a 30 mile drive to catch a boat to take me to work wich takes half an hour and on certain days of bad weather can put all the rides at Aulton towers to shame then i do a 12 hour shift and at the end of the day i do it all again and get home at around 20:00 hours. Think im going to ask my boss for a second home and see what he tells me
The guy is a ****.
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27 March 2009, 01:55 PM
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I was watching last night and could see that he was walking straight into it, when in hole stop digging came to mind.
It just goes to show how indefensible this second home stuff is and the whole scam needs to be shut down.
There's a Premier inn just over the bridge from Westminster in the old County Hall, MP's can stay in there when in town.
It just goes to show how indefensible this second home stuff is and the whole scam needs to be shut down.
There's a Premier inn just over the bridge from Westminster in the old County Hall, MP's can stay in there when in town.
27 March 2009, 02:15 PM
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They just dont get it do they. Lots of people commute unsocialable hours. Its not like they've moved the Houses or Parliamanet recently and caused him to re-locate.
So far divorced from reality. I hope the conservative party are embarrased by him.
So far divorced from reality. I hope the conservative party are embarrased by him.
27 March 2009, 03:21 PM
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There's some stuff here on it: Missed BBC QT? Then catch up now with the Eric Pickles’ slow-mo car crash Liberal Democrat Voice
27 March 2009, 05:36 PM
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Saw summat on the BBC news the other day about a woman MP whose 2nd home is further away from Westminster than her 1st home. She has claimed about 38k for her 2nd home.
27 March 2009, 05:42 PM
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It was not good to see was it? Yet another snout in the trough.
It is morally indefensible that they are prepared to claim so much from those allowances for the accommodation that they insist that they need in such cases. No conscience whatsoever!
The other shameful part is that they have generated such wide ranging rules for themselves which allows them to claim with no significant control. Public money should have much tighter controls from these cheating shysters.
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It is morally indefensible that they are prepared to claim so much from those allowances for the accommodation that they insist that they need in such cases. No conscience whatsoever!
The other shameful part is that they have generated such wide ranging rules for themselves which allows them to claim with no significant control. Public money should have much tighter controls from these cheating shysters.
Les
28 March 2009, 03:19 PM
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31 March 2009, 11:15 AM
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As promised here is the first response form my MP
Many thanks for your email. I am sorry for not having got back to you sooner, but I just wanted to let you know that unfortunately there is a virus affecting the Parliamentary computers at present and I am not having any luck loading iplayer. As soon as I am able, I will watch the clip that you refer to and will pass on my comments. I am sorry for the inconvenience.
I will be in touch again soon.
Best wishes,
Jeremy
Jeremy Hunt MP
Member of Parliament for South West Surrey
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
I will be in touch again soon.
Best wishes,
Jeremy
Jeremy Hunt MP
Member of Parliament for South West Surrey
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
31 March 2009, 11:55 AM
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Just over £93,000,000 claimed by our 646 MP's last year, at an average of £143962 per head. Ontop of their salary of £60,277.
Nice work if you can get it!
Nice work if you can get it!
01 April 2009, 11:52 AM
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it was a slow moving car crash -- Eric Pickles essentially gives a nice a neat discription of pretty much any Job in Britian
I think somewhere deep in his tiny brain he just realises how stupid he was towards the end
I think somewhere deep in his tiny brain he just realises how stupid he was towards the end
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