Comments on: MP Expense Scandal Brings Tea Party Atmosphere to UK

By: M Henson

M Henson — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:38:59 +0000

Hey bothers,
Don’t you all have a Monarchy? Where does the Queen stand on all this? Has she not the power of oversight when it comes to matters such as these? IF not; then what is the Monarchy good for?

By: Carol Gould

Carol Gould — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:42:22 +0000

Since writing this article I can confirm Francis T’s message that the Speaker of the House has announed he will step down on 21 June.
I think what is interesting about this continuing story is that the Tory ‘Daily Telegraph’ exposed the wrongdoing but the irony of it all is that the Tories are emerging as the worst offenders. Did the Telegraph really want to bring down so many Tories ? An ‘own goal…’

By: peter james

peter james — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:29:55 +0000

Mr Blair may well have had his records shredded to avoid any discomfort, but there must be other bits of paper – bank statements,tax returns to the Revenue, hard disks and so on?
the Telegraph has changed our political culture for the better, and forever, for which our eternal gratitude, but where’s Blair? We seek him hair, we seek him thair, but whair’s Blair?

By: Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:59:45 +0000

Compared with, say, Italy, let alone Middle Eastern or African countries, British MPs are squeaky clean. But so what? In those countries everyone’s on the fiddle and nobody pays tax if they can help it. In Britain, by contrast, anyone who fiddles their tax by as much as the cost of a sandwich faces fines and even imprisonment. Also, we are one of the highest taxed people in the world.

We taxpayers earn our money honestly, and pay everything we owe. To see it stolen and squandered by MPs – and all parties are equally to blame – is outrageous. No wonder we’re furious and cynical to boot.

By: TomTom

TomTom — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:32:39 +0000

allegedly not informing the House that opposition MP Damian Green’s house was raided by police without a warrant.

NO! That his Parliamentary and Constituency Offices were raided and correspondence and computers seized AND the Representative was arrested, his fingerprints and DNA taken and he was incarcerated in police custody for hours. That Police raided Parliament without a warrant (because they would not have been granted one)

By: FrancisT

FrancisT — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:15:53 +0000

The speaker has actually announced his resignation and various pols seem to be hoping that this means they can “draw a line under the affair”.

I don’t think this is going to happen and indeed yesterday at my blog – http://www.di2.nu/200905/19.htm – I quoted part of Cromwell’s speech to the Rump Parliament when he got rid of them at musketpoint. I think quite a large chunk of the British population feels the same way I do…

By: Houdini

Houdini — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:22:02 +0000

Hey they are just getting the government that they voted for. Do they have an outfit like ACORN in Britain if so maybe they need to abolish it as well as have some of these clowns expelled never to be able to hold a governmental office again.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:30:48 +0000

Sounds like a little anarchy in the UK may be in the offering. At least as far as house cleaning goes. Wonder how deep this will end up going? And if the rumors of the Blair family shredder is correct, probably on their fourth one if it’s made in China.

By: Bohemond

Bohemond — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:01:25 +0000

Ah, Gary: he won’t suspend them, he’ll just rig them. It’s the Chicago Way.

Ms Gould: let’s hope that in the next couple of years Americans can summon up the righteous anger our Cousins have mustered.

By: Gary Ogletree

Gary Ogletree — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:47:38 +0000

Old Soldier, it may come to that if Dear Leader suspends the 2012 elections.