Comments for Sir Menzies Campbell MP

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:26:10 +0000

Hi Ming, well this is your web page but you do not answer ???? perhaps it is now that possiby you might be the next speaker !!!. But you fail to comment on this web site ??? perhaps as a possible speaker and as an MP for 22 years you should not run for this position as you have, however probably de-frauded us taxpayers all this time. However as per your quote’s it is within the rules but they need to change ??? it took 22 years for you as a whiter than white liberal MP to work that out ?? It only took me and many others to find out what a two faced fraud you are. Still you may get another nice little earner as speaker. Please answer your critics as prior to this sham you did, still silence speaks many words.

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by gerry

gerry — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:26:25 +0000

Sir Menzies seems to be taking cover at the moment regarding his excessive expenses over the past few years. (eg £157,112 2007-2008)
His constituents I,m sure are all waiting for him to justify these expenses. In fact to justify his position as an MP.
While unemployment in NE Fife increases we have a greedy MP claiming for of all things food. Around £3500 during parliament recesses from Sept 2004 till August 2007.
I think we all deserve answers or should you just resign in disgrace.
On a broader matter why does this country need 647 MP,S when most of our regulations and laws come from the European parliament. The number should be reduced by at least half. The remainder might find some usefull work then and have less time to fiddle their expenses.
Come on Ming have the guts to answer your critics and justify your existence.

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Mark

Mark — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:55:38 +0000

mps on the take - what a shocker, who would have thought…. hardly news is it? Losing faith in politicians and politics? I never had any.
Why not waste money on a fraud investigation only to find there’s no case to answer? Reform the allowance system so they get even more money without having to claim it?
Politics isn’t clever, it isn’t complicated - it’s largely pointless, from the ridiculous state opening of parliament to the inane pm questions. Lot’s of people make money out of it - lobbyists, political correspondents reporting nothing, companies who offer directorships so they’ve got a voice in parliament.
It will never change, it will always be corrupt, so let’s stop banging on about it, stop giving mps media exposure - why should we be subjected to their odious nonsense?
If I were an mp I’d be riding the gravy train all the way to the bank, claim every penny of allowance and make myself available for any remunerated directorship going.

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:03:28 +0000

Dear Mr Campbell

While your own expenses might (possibly) be defended those of many of your colleagues cannot. In fact the range of expenses claimed by MPs only highlights the problem.

Even if your own expenses are minimal by claiming anything at all you supported a frankly indefensible situation. Basically a group of people paid from the public purse decided that as they probably could not get their ‘Boss’ (us, the electorate) to pay them more they would devise a system of allowances so that they could subsidise their wages on the quiet without the ‘Boss’ ever knowing. Even worse they took steps to make sure the ‘Boss’ could not find out. As you might then expect some MPs became more enthusiastic ’subsidisers’ than others.

Given this situation do you honestly believe a few mumbled apologies about ‘the system’ and some guilt-edged checques will salvage MP’s collective reputation?

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Mike Turbine-Hamilton

Mike Turbine-Hamilton — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:56:29 +0000

I’d like to ask “Ming” when he thinks he would have repaid the sum of £1,490.66 spent on an interior designer if the Telegraph hadn’t published details of his expenses claims.

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:59:15 +0000

Apologies to all here last post, I just came upon this and I think all should read it. It make’s your blood boil from some poor woman here are her comments I will post the link so read it your self before attacking me AND LOOK AT THE LINK PLEASE http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2008/02/05/campbell-calls-on-government-to-end-disability-poverty/#comment-23059

Katie Spencer-Nairn Says:
February 10th, 2008 at 7:50 pm

As a disabled person from North East Fife I thank Sir Menzies for signing the motion to end poverty among disabled people.
But as a disabled person in Fife who is currently looking at a 4,700% rise in my care from £4 per WEEK TO £11 per HOUR, and £192 per week due to the Revised Charging Policy introduced in October 2007 by the Liberal Democrat/SNP Administration in Fife Council, I urge the Liberal Democrat Councillors of Fife to look at consequences of this policy in the light of the Leonard Cheshire Report.
By depleting disabled people of any savings we have, you are taking away our ability to buy the things necessary to make our lives easier and worth while. Once savings are gone, for a disabled person, it is not just a question of building your savings up, as many of us are unable to work. The savings we have are one of the few things that give us some independence and choice.
Hyprocrit he was spending more on food than this poor woman that thanked him for trying to xxxxxxxxx **** I give up

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:45:02 +0000

Hi Gerry, don’t be silly he was working on his autobiographical book, for a nice fat fee. Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament, Im sure he did, with all that money for food and a nice £1000.00 bed to sleep the night away thinking about all the pleb’s who had paid for it. Also Ming has worked so hard for all of us the following is true see my previous post for data http://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=10088. ( Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. ) well he has to eat well so not much time to represent voters too busy wih his book. Total cost in 2007/ 2008 TO US THE TAX PAYER £157,112 (140th OUT OF 647 PIG’S IN THE TROUGH) sorry Ming not a go at you in particular, but like most people Im not happy and your visible squirming on question time made me look and investigate. Prior to this I was with no particular party in 39 years since 18 now I and my wife will vote to get rid of our local MP and vote for a fresh face some other party, who will realise that we the people can make a difference.

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Hywel

Hywel — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:04:32 +0000

In fairness Paul I wasn’t really expecting you to have the answer.

Though it is sad that Ming seems unwilling to answer the, IMO reasonable questions put by people who have been party members and activists for many years.

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Gerry

Gerry — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:06:23 +0000

As one of his constituents, perhaps Sir Menzies could enlighten me with how much of his time he actually spends on his MP duties.?
How much does your wife get paid, what does she actually do and how many hours does she work for this tax paid remuneration.
As Geoff says you seem to have many other profitable activities. Perhaps its time for you to resign from your cushy post as MP for NE Fife and devote your time to these. Lets face it you have never had any effect on the happenings in NE Fife apart from a few personal appearances now and again.
You have still a lot to answer for, can you explain why you claimed around £400 per month for food, even during the recess months?
Are you still claiming for food. ?

Comment on CLARIFICATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES by Clive Kent

Clive Kent — Sat, 16 May 2009 10:28:10 +0000

A key word in the Nolan principles of public life is integrity. An early interview it was said “I operated within the rules”. Maybe one did but with integrity? A level of expenses and luxury purchases that I might dream about.