I can't wait to see this lot of thieving, lying bastards kicked out!

[Barman]

I can't wait to see this lot of thieving, lying bastards kicked out!

Expenses row: 'Lodger' deal earns Jacqui Smith £100,000 as she claims sister's house is main home

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has claimed more than £116,000 in Commons expenses for a 'second home' while effectively lodging with her sister.

Ms Smith claims the maximum parliamentary second-home allowance, currently a tax-free £24,006 a year, on the detached house in her West Midlands constituency, where her husband and two young children live and which she bought for £300,000 five years ago.

She is able to do so because she has told the Commons authorities that her 'main home' is a house in London owned solely by her sister, Sara, where she stays on some weekdays.

Nor is this the only large expense caused by the Home Secretary's decision to share her sister's house.

Two policemen provide a round-the-clock guard at the South London property, costing taxpayers an estimated £200,000 a year. The two officers are stationed at the property on a shift basis.

Source

Bastards! 

[Uncle Mort]

I think the other lot may be "thieving, lying bastards" as well.

[Snoopy]

Given the rules which seem to permit such goings on I would be surprised if any of them (or us) would behave differently.

When you consider it was not so long ago that nobody could dream of entering parliament without a private income or at least a wage from his sponsors (Labour Co-operatives, Unions etc). At least you knew such where such people stood.

[Uncle Mort]

I'd like to think that I wouldn't behave that way. In much the same way that if I was a banker for RBS I'd turn down any bonus coming my way.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[Snoopy]

It would be nice to think that but human nature being what it is ...... They are all at it.

[Grumpmeister]

Contrary to popular belief, power itself doesnt corrupt. It is however, a magnet to the corruptable. It is a sad fact that the majority of MP's are in it for personal gain as opposed to actually making a difference.

[Nick]

http://www.order-order.com/2009/02/anti-corruption-group-calls-for.html

I am not holding my breath, but I hope the Jackboot is squirming and will soon squirm more

[Barman]

Given the rules which seem to permit such goings on I would be surprised if any of them (or us) would behave differently.

When you consider it was not so long ago that nobody could dream of entering parliament without a private income or at least a wage from his sponsors (Labour Co-operatives, Unions etc). At least you knew such where such people stood.

It costs an additional £200K to police her sister's house whereas the 'grace and favour' home that she could live in already has security...

The rules may permit this but you'd think given the current economic woes they'd have the sense toi put their hands up and say 'fair cop I will stop it'...

Her attitude is 'let them eat cake'

Bitch! 

[Snoopy]

We need a revolution. 

[Uncle Mort]

We need a revolution. 

Is that so we can replace their bunch of thieving, lying bastards with our bunch of thieving, lying bastards? 

[Snoopy]

We need a revolution. 

Is that so we can replace their bunch of thieving, lying bastards with our bunch of thieving, lying bastards? 

Yes but we could hang a few by their heels from lamp posts first 

[Uncle Mort]

If only.

[Grumpmeister]

We need a revolution. 

You should start dusting off your red coat and musket from the American one then, Brown's approval rating is dropping faster than a chavettes thong. 

[Pastis]

This is all going down a storm on my neighbouring postcode forum 

Knives out for the Taplins
Knives out for the Daily Mail
Knives out for Jackboot Jacqui
Knives out for the police (discretely camped out on her doorstep)
Knives out for the press corps (not so ditto)

I might nip down there tomorrow and take some snaps... Oh no, I can't do that now, can I? 

[Nick]

And more

http://www.order-order.com/2009/03/mcnulty-should-pay-back-his-fiddle/

Will he resign? 
Will he be punished? 
Will he pay it back?