Snouts in the Trough

Hi all
I'm not a UK Voter so I'm not trying to make Political capital on a Technical Forum -- but as an external observer I have to be fairly "amused" in how even in the UK which claims to have "The Mother of Parliaments" some members of that "Honorouble Institution" just "forgot" when their mortgages were paid up and were still collecting "tax reliefs".

Iceland whiilst having a fairly generous Social Security system would still come down really hard on people who for example apply for unemployment benefit and "forget to tell the authorities" if they start working again.

Maybe Politicians from Zimbabwe aren't so bad -- at least if there IS any of this sort of stuff there's no surprise and nobody pretends otherwise.

(Mods - please delete if inappropriate -- I'm not actually trying to make a political point here in favour of any party -- just that I'm surprised that when "Freedom of Information" is opened up how even supposed "squeaky clean " people misuse a system.)

Thank goodness for the Freedom of Information Act -- now operative in the whole of the EU but originated in the US.


Cheers
jimbo

I'm going to allow this as it couldn't turn into an argument as we all hate the robbing parasites.

As I keep saying, they dont need a second home, just a nice appartment in London. That should suffice. None of this claiming for chandaliers and swimming pools which arent even necessary for them to do their job.

The tax payer has just shelled out for an Olympic village that nobody else would fund, surely this would be ideal MP housing.

TBH I've found this very entertaining, everyday we get the chance to watch one of the slimy maggots squirm trying to defend their claims, although it is beginning to drag a little and we could do with a big climax, as a final scene I would love for Prince Charles to burst into Parliament then grab the mace and beat Gorbals Mick to death with it before declaring "Me mam sent me to tell you your all fired"