Hands up - any of you getting an extra £300 a day for just arriving at work ? I'm not so sure that he has done nothing wrong - more like that he's done NOTHING for his money http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25411182
Well, he's done nothing wrong in a legal sense, but he's obviously just milking the system. You'd have thought ****s like him, who were jailed over the expenses scandal, would wind their neck in, but it takes a special kind of **** to be an MP. They'll continuously get away with things like this because, whilst normal people like us are aghast and offended, we don't give enough of a **** to do anything other than moan about it on a forum, simply because - I assume - we have far more important things in our own lives to deal with, like putting petrol in the car, skiving at work and looking forward to the next big **** we can take
He's sulking because he is a former peer - been thrown off the gravy boat . He claimed he needed the money to buy food and pay his electricity bill ! ( what £300 EVERY day ? ) He might do alright as a comedian.
It is only £5,700 ffs and if the rules say he can collect £300 a day then why shouldn't he? If I was him, I would be going in every ****ing day as I'm sure you lot would be too.
For the reply to the question, I refer the right honourable gentleman to his avatar. ( now give me £300 ) I'm not too sure if I can greatly admire the chaps admission - bit late now that he's spent my money.
Of course - as always i think most people are not knocking the individuals but rather the system that allows it.
Thing is, if something annoys me like the expenses etc then I pretty much always think, "That's bang out of order", before concluding, "But some other **** will complain about it on my behalf so I best finish this **** before she's home". Folk who create petitions, write to their MP and give interviews on ITN pretending to be shocked and outraged, are just morons. Except Jono, who is a ****ing chieftain
Don't forget there's 650 MPs. That's £ 195,000 per day ( pro rata £ 71,175,000 annum ) - for technically doing nothing other than clocking in and out again in a blink. (not Neil Lennon maths)
Pffft, at British Steel we used to clock in on a Friday/Saturday night shift and bugger off out to the pub till closing time. Good times.