Rich, are you aware that "The Thick Of It" is fiction?
Nigel. On 11 February 2010 20:43, Richard Naef <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve Gillen, Well known billionaire banker ejaculated; > > > > Ummm..... not exactly correct Richard... > > Yes £1.1 million is the figure but that is ONLY the amount > > ordered to be paid back, not the total expenses claimed which > > is a far higher figure as the vast majority of them were > > deemed to be legitimate and correct. So working it out at > > only £2K per MP makes it seem a whole lot less that is > > actually paid to MP's > > Fair enuff, I s'pose Betty Said Profligate rather than Illegal, but I was > about the money that was deemed illegitimate, since surely that is what is > wrong. Do you begrudge them the legitimate expenses - which most often > require them to live away from their family home and constituency - seems a > bit harsh. > > These are the people we want to run the country for us! Paying them 50 > times less than a bench warmer at Pompey seems a bit obtuse. In order to > ensure anyone, other than nutters and rich bastards are able to do the job, > lets pay them bigger salaries & a clearly defined expenses structure. > > Betty Chimed in wuth; > > > As I said to hell in a handcart.............. > > Very easy to say, even with a gob full of Laiphoag and Haggis, but why > don't > you do soemthing about it. stand for election of the "Early Years > education, > Play and Health, low expenses party" > > Anyone who has watched "The Thick Of It" and doesn't feel sorry for > Politicians must have a heart of stone. One Ball grabbed by the Spin > Doctors, One by the Press Barons and a load of thankless moaning idiots as > their constituents, most of whom can't even be bothered to turn off Radio > 4, > get off their arses and scribble a cross on a bit of paper every 1250 days! > Still Democracy eh, the best of a bad bunch of ways of getting a few dozen > million monkeys to share a few square miles of mud without killing each > other (much). > > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > www.leedslist.net > -- blog.mindbrix.co.uk/2010/01/20/zoomable-gallery/ www.concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist www.leedslist.net
