Guest anorthosite Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...binet-expenses/ Anyone had a look around yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Weasel Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I've only read the headlines for each cabinet member on the linked page but they are damning enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest มร หล Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...binet-expenses/Anyone had a look around yet? Ben Bradshaw claimed £3.25 for a gay lifestyle magazine. This is becoming ridiculous. It's not so much the cash, but how did these idiots find the time to fill in the expenses claims forms for such trivia. We'd never do it. Just would not have the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patfig Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Ben Bradshaw claimed £3.25 for a gay lifestyle magazine.This is becoming ridiculous. It's not so much the cash, but how did these idiots find the time to fill in the expenses claims forms for such trivia. We'd never do it. Just would not have the time. Ben "botty" Bradshaw, who'd have guessed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reck B Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Ben Bradshaw claimed £3.25 for a gay lifestyle magazine. Is this true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anorthosite Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Is this true? Does it come as a surprise anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellerkat Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Is this true? Daily Wail LINK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
self Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 A 1p phone call!!! WTF!! Stingy bastards!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest มร หล Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Ben "botty" Bradshaw, who'd have guessed it. This was the guy in charge of the department for fluffy bunny's or something. Had a whole research project commissioned into whether slugs felt pain, for some animal right bill. No wonder the UK's down the pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellerkat Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 A 1p phone call!!! WTF!! Stingy bastards!!! Actually, to be fair (I don't know why), surely it must have been part of an itemised bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
self Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 1p - Jeremy Hunt's phone bill for a 12-second mobile call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anorthosite Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Actually, to be fair (I don't know why), surely it must have been part of an itemised bill? Look, I realise that they're now such an easy target that if feels like we're sticking pins in the eyes of a sick puppy, but they're politicians! Don't feel sorry for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patfig Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 This was the guy in charge of the department for fluffy bunny's or something. Had a whole research project commissioned into whether slugs felt pain, for some animal right bill. No wonder the UK's down the pan. Stick a knife ( or a pork sword ) in Gawd and see if he feels pain ( or pleasure) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feed Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 "£176.25 - Gordon Brown buys a CD of photos of himself" This is wrong on so many levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 "£176.25 - Gordon Brown buys a CD of photos of himself" This is wrong on so many levels Were they "special" photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest มร หล Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 "£176.25 - Gordon Brown buys a CD of photos of himself"This is wrong on so many levels Is that for real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reck B Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 What a bunch of theiving ! They should have their heads cut off and rammed up their -holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feed Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Is that for real? It's in the wail link, just above the picture of a pineapple. I couldn't be bothered to trawl through the telegraph it confirm it though And I must say, reading the line "£176.25 - Gordon Brown buys a CD of photos of himself", in the daily mail, above a picture of a pineapple, has unnerved me somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitingandsaving Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I don't understand how Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have got out of this unscathed... Going by their claims form, they both claim £1031.35 a month for their rent/mortgage interest payments This would kind of imply that they live in the same house and are claiming for it twice. I seem to remember a bit of news story about this over a year ago, and they both said it was all within the rules, and that it was fine, but I still don't understand how they can claim for exactly the same thing twice. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R K Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I don't understand how Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have got out of this unscathed...Going by their claims form, they both claim £1031.35 a month for their rent/mortgage interest payments This would kind of imply that they live in the same house and are claiming for it twice. I seem to remember a bit of news story about this over a year ago, and they both said it was all within the rules, and that it was fine, but I still don't understand how they can claim for exactly the same thing twice. :angry: or possibly 1/2 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest มร หล Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I don't understand how Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have got out of this unscathed...Going by their claims form, they both claim £1031.35 a month for their rent/mortgage interest payments This would kind of imply that they live in the same house and are claiming for it twice. I seem to remember a bit of news story about this over a year ago, and they both said it was all within the rules, and that it was fine, but I still don't understand how they can claim for exactly the same thing twice. :angry: Got to be pinky's in unseen cookie jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitingandsaving Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 or possibly 1/2 each. Apologies - you're right - although according to this article it took a bit of sorting out - at one point they were both claiming £1300 a month when the interest part of the mortgage totalled £733... Instead, they regularly claim £600 a month in food allowance between the two of them. It turns out they're not as bad as some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 Men In A Boat Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Were they "special" photos? Gordy in his gimp suit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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