29-06-2010, 08:39
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Peers at the trough?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10439805.stm
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More than 150 peers have been claiming a £174 tax-free overnight allowance for staying in London, despite owning a property there, a report says.
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Nice 'work' if you can get it eh?
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29-06-2010, 09:15
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Re: Peers at the trough?
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The findings come as the government has outlined plans to pay peers a flat rate of £300 a day to attend the House of Lords.
The regime, due to take effect in October, compares with a current maximum daily limit of £334.
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I thought I was lucky to get £100 a day for each day of supply teaching.. 
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29-06-2010, 11:36
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Re: Peers at the trough?
I find it staggering.. I had to go through some many hoops to even attempt to claim my train fares to and from my recent first aid course , and that was just £2.60 a day, yet it seems working in Westminster, you can claim for pretty much anything.
I say "attempt" because work requires tickets, or other proof. However, I used my Oyster and for some reason, although they are able to give me print outs showing money coming off my pre-pay balance, TFL deny I made any journeys on that card on that period.. But that's a moan for another thread.
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29-06-2010, 19:53
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Re: Peers at the trough?
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Obviously corrupt Governments are not just a thing for third world countries then.
Still, We knew that all along didn`t we. Thieving *******s.
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29-06-2010, 20:12
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Re: Peers at the trough?
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Obviously corrupt Governments are not just a thing for third world countries then.
Still, We knew that all along didn`t we. Thieving *******s. |
Peers are not elected so they are not really Governement
They are an arachic link to the past and a drain the country could well do without. However they have been a buffer thats kept out some crazy laws so I guess its swings and roundabouts
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29-06-2010, 21:04
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Peers are not elected so they are not really Governement
They are an arachic link to the past and a drain the country could well do without. However they have been a buffer thats kept out some crazy laws so I guess its swings and roundabouts
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Sorry mate, my mistake. I just got mixed up with the politicians and expenses. 
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01-11-2010, 17:32
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Can't believe I missed this, I must be slipping in my old age and not paying enough attention to the propaganda of the right wing press....
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Expenses: Baroness Uddin, Lord Bhatia, Lord Paul ordered to repay £200,000
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ay-200000.html
I wonder how many of us wouldn't have been prosecuted in similar circumstances??
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14-11-2011, 16:14
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Suspended Labour peer Baroness Uddin is set to be allowed back into the House of Lords without repaying the £125,000 she owes in wrongly claimed expenses.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15718233
Great!
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14-11-2011, 16:16
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Re: Peers at the trough?
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That is so wrong on so many levels.
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14-11-2011, 16:23
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as i understand it this woman owns more that one property -that means one can be sold off to repay the money she stole
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14-11-2011, 16:41
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Re: Peers at the trough?
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That is so wrong on so many levels.
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firstly "wrongly claimed" should read "knowingly stole from the tax payer"
secondly ,how in gods name can the House of Lords not be able to force a peer to repay a debt owed .If i was cought fiddling expenses on that level i would be hauled in front of the courts by the company and ordered to pay the money back not to mention losing my job
Thirdly ,why can't they pay her the £300 a day expenses but just not give it her untill the debt is payed
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14-11-2011, 16:43
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firstly "wrongly claimed" should read "knowingly stole from the tax payer"
secondly ,how in gods name can the House of Lords not be able to force a peer to repay a debt owed .If i was cought fiddling expenses on that level i would be hauled in front of the courts by the company and ordered to pay the money back not to mention losing my job
Thirdly ,why can't they pay her the £300 a day expenses but just not give it her untill the debt is payed
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she's a disgrace to the house and the nation there must be a way to oust her
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14-11-2011, 16:48
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she's a disgrace to the house and the nation there must be a way to oust her
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apparently only the queen can do that ,so i ask myself ,why doesn't she
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and another thing ,how come Commons members get sent to jail (well some do ) but peers of the realm don't ?
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14-11-2011, 16:48
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apparently only the queen can do that ,so i ask myself ,why doesn't she
---------- Post added at 17:48 ---------- Previous post was at 17:46 ----------
and another thing ,how come Commons members get sent to jail (well some do ) but peers of the realm don't ?
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petition time 
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14-11-2011, 16:53
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nope that just won't cut it ,this is definitely an angry mob brandishing pitch forks occasion
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