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Ravenheart

22-03-2010 22:05

MPs' overseas visit rules abused

Another day another reason for angry voters..

A BBC Investigation uncovers widespread abuse of parliamentary rules.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8580183.stm

zing_deleted

22-03-2010 22:07

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However, the former Commissioner for Standards in Public Life, Sir Alistair Graham, told the BBC repeated rule breaches threatened to "undermine the integrity" of the democratic system.

I like this quote. Any one here think there is any integrity in government?

Osem	22-03-2010 22:12

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Originally Posted by zing (Post 34985222)

I like this quote. Any one here think there is any integrity in government?

I really thought that, by 1997, things were so bad in politics that anything would be better than what we had. What's so very disappointing is that all the promises made over the last 13 years to clean up parliamentary sleaze have amounted to so much cynical hot air.

papa smurf

22-03-2010 22:12

Re: MPs' overseas visit rules abused

as i see it the only rule is get your snout as deep into the trough as you can.

ashgray

24-03-2010 23:03

Re: MPs' overseas visit rules abused

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 34985229)

as i see it the only rule is get your snout as deep into the trough as you can.

wouldn't you do the same in there position.

Earl of Bronze

25-03-2010 01:16

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Originally Posted by ashgray (Post 34986910)

wouldn't you do the same in there position.

I wouldn't. The again, to me, money is not the be all, and end all in life.... You can't eat it, you cant wear it to keep warm, and you surely can't take it with you when you peg out....

Maggy

25-03-2010 07:56

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 34985229)

as i see it the only rule is get your snout as deep into the trough as you can.

You are apparently insinuating that we are no better than the people we vote for...

Frankly the worse that could be said of me is that I believed what I was promised...:(

TheDaddy

25-03-2010 20:03

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Originally Posted by Earl of Bronze (Post 34986961)

I wouldn't. The again, to me, money is not the be all, and end all in life.... You can't eat it, you cant wear it to keep warm,

You could burn it to keep warm :shrug:

That said I don't think I'd do it in their position either, how much money do you actually need + you get one of the best pensions around to :mad:

budwieser

25-03-2010 20:42

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Originally Posted by ashgray (Post 34986910)

wouldn't you do the same in there position.

Would you? Or would you try to do the best for the people that you were elected for rather than for self gain?

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