nightrider Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 From reading the mornings newspapers it looks like there is going to be a bloodbath in political circles. The guy that really irks me is the speaker Michael Martin, he says that he is not quitting the job because as he says 'he wants what is owed to him' its a far cry from what J F Kennedy said, 'its not what your country can do for you, its what you can do for your country' By all accounts the Queen is being called upon to sack the man, hope she can. Watching Hazel Blears being interviewed on TV the other night was just like watching a fish squirming on a hook, her Salford constituents are really having a go at her, dont think much of her future political career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I think the speaker should get whats owed to him, the chop, he is a total disgrace and unfit to hold the post. On a related subject, what the hell sort of punishment for those two peers is 6 months suspension, chuck them out, oh sorry wouldn't do that cause if anyone looks to closely half the rest would go as well >:-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hazel Blears "mistake" was peanuts when compared to David Camerons 'parliamentary adviser' Andrew Mackay and his wife Julie Kirkbride, both MPs. He has now had to stand down after it was revealed that they were both claiming second home allowances on two different places. Blears had to pay back £13,000 Mackay has had to pay back £141,000. The amounts that are being revealed ( about all these MPs) at the moment only cover the last few years but we are told that this 'system' started in the eighties. It hard to imagine just how much has gone to these people in all that time. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Looks like I'm buying tomorrows Telegragh, our local MP is being named. Should be interesting, she replaced an MP kicked out for his shady pracitices, prior to that and prior to the boundary changes our local MP was Nick Lyle, he was given god knows how much taxpayers money by Mary Archer so as to avoid bancrupcy in the aftermath of the Lloyds of London fiasco. Those where the good old days, an MP could rake in huge amounts of taxpayers money and no questions asked. :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopesy Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Have i got news for you was very good especially the Alan Duncan bit *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Hopesy - 2009-05-16 11:26 AM Have i got news for you was very good especially the Alan Duncan bit *-) Certainly was. I doubt if he will be back on there anytime soon. :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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