Cleopatra Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 It seems that while the government is applying the squeeze in effort to get blood out of a stone, or, to squeeze every penny they can from the general public (well the poorer section anyway), there are at least four mps taking the proverbial p*ss. One such is Linda Riordan mp. She is pocketing 19,000 pound per year tax payer's money by renting out her second home which is paid for from tax payer's money while claiming thousands of pounds to rent a third home for herself. And it's all permitted under the new 'tougher' regime imposed after the recent expenses scandal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Isn't this why John Bercow is trying to block the latest round of revelations? Apparently there may be quite a few MP's renting a flat off another MP whilst paying another MP to have theirs.... It is a big con and those responsible should be fined and jailed for theft or fraud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Couldn't agree more and probably Bearcow (typo deliberate) is probably one of them. (not meaning one of those - ooh what a gay day types!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 If these people were claiming housing benefit “Rent Swapping” like this would be deemed to be benefit fraud, it is what welfare fraud investigators would call a “contrived tenancy” punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment. We really have reached an "us and them" situation where they are only interested in screwing the maximum amount of money out of us that they can while at the same time doing the minimum necessary to keep their positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 It's their nature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 It's their nature! So that excuses them does it Obs? <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Nope, they should be hung from lamp posts around Parliament Square imo as examples to others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Telegraph Qui custodes custodies? <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted October 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Well there is no hope if the chairman of the standards & privilages committee is at it too. Obviously he will be judging other mps in accordance with his own standards, which appear to be as low as sh*t in a tiolet bowl, eh what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 every one of them is a crook...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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