UK General Election 2005

[andygrif]

I assume that these expenses are audited? For example is there a little man in a grey suit somewhere checking Post Office receipts?

What annoys me is the 'expenses' claimed by certain MPs for apartments close to the Houses of Parliament...especially the ones who live in Central London anyway.

[iadom]

Originally Posted by BBKing

Because there are more Labour MPs than anyone else, and the SNP is strongest in the far North of Scotland, which costs more to get to than, say, Surrey. The postage one was funny though, something like 200 first class letters a day on average.

Of the top ten most expensive MP's (all Labour ) five of them come from as follows, Crosby, Leicester, Burnley, Hendon, & Nottingham, hardly from the far North. Their average cost was £126,06 0 per annum with the Crosby MP claiming a staggering £168.88 9. Contrast that with Tam Dayall a Labour MP from Linlithgow who claimed £81.000 .

[iadom]

Originally Posted by andygrif

I assume that these expenses are audited? For example is there a little man in a grey suit somewhere checking Post Office receipts?

What annoys me is the 'expenses' claimed by certain MPs for apartments close to the Houses of Parliament...especially the ones who live in Central London anyway.

Tony Blair was given £43,026 over 3 years , for the upkeep of his home in Co Durham, don't we pay him a decent wage and give him rent free accomodation.

Also whist the Inland Revenue recommended rate for mileage allowances for us mere mortals is 40 pence per mile an MP is allowed to claim 57.7 pence per mile, that should encourage them to drive environmentally sound cars ( not ).

[etccarmageddon]

Originally Posted by andygrif

I assume that these expenses are audited? For example is there a little man in a grey suit somewhere checking Post Office receipts?

What annoys me is the 'expenses' claimed by certain MPs for apartments close to the Houses of Parliament...especially the ones who live in Central London anyway.

Apparently there's about to be an audit and a number of MPs have been repaying dodgy expenses - I read this in the Littlejohn column the other day.

I think I read that some cabinet MPs are also claiming london accomodation costs (legally) even though they are getting free grace/favour homes - except Blunket who has refused to claim his.

These are 'socialists' - isnt everyone supposed to be equal except some are more equal than others?

[TheBlueRaja]

This is perhaps the most depressing poll i have ever seen - i cant understand why anyone would vote conservative at the moment. I can understand why not to vote labour but why vote for conservative?

[andygrif]

Well as much as Liberals are making headway against the Tories, if you want Labour out they are still the only real alternative. Sad innit?

[etccarmageddon]

all together now.... "things can only get better, can only get better.... etc"

Is there any way to reset this poll, as we are much closer to the general election and many people may have now decided or changed their mind?

Yes, I'll do it in a minute, first here are the results so you can look back after the reset.

Labour = 8 (19.05%)
Conservative = 17 (40.48%)
Liberal Democrats = 11 (26.19%)
UKIP = 3 (7.14%)
Other = 1 (2.38%)
None - I will not be voting = 2 (4.76%)

Originally Posted by Paul M

Yes, I'll do it in a minute, first here are the results so you can look back after the reset.

Thanks.

Erm.. Try again?

Originally Posted by JohnHorb

Erm.. Try again?

Patience is a virtue!

Actually, I was referring to the 7 (48.48%)

Originally Posted by JohnHorb

Erm.. Try again?

Fixed - though it might have helped if you gave some clue as to what the hell you were talking about in the first place.
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The Poll is now ready, vote away.

[punky]

I read in a paper the other day (can't remember which one) that Labour aren't automatically garanteed a win over the Tories, as their poll (MORI-Gallup styled, but I can't remember who polled it), as the divide is quite close again.

The Politics Show has touched on that too. They put it all on immigration issues.