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2022-10-06T10:53:00.000+01:00

The Fraudsters' Parliament! - The Sequel! (Bribes Optional!) 65

2014-10-17T12:07:00.002+01:00

T'would appear to be business as usual down at Westmidden-Upon-The-Fiddle and the neighbouring hamlet of Much Fiddling-Beneath-The-Ermine in our particular banana republic!

Just a reminder!

Evidence of politically protected child abuse by those with 'MP' after their given name ..... and 'Lord' before same ........................has ..... er .... 'been mislaid'!!!!!!!!!!

There was an attempt to select a relative of one onf the Tories somewhat responsible for NOT earlier chasing this up ........ but the Sheeple got wind of the plot and another relative had to be chosen as a 'safe pair of hands'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Scots, ....... still in a swoon about the 'leaking' of the new Royal sprog in the making .... and who actually BELIEVED Cameron Minor's .... 'promises', ..... er ..... 'pledges' ..... er ....... 'undertakings' .... about DEVO MAX...... are well on the path to realising that they have, in fact, been CONned!

The somewhat shady individual, ..... who just happened to be Osborn Minimus' 'best man' at his wedding ..... trousered shedloads of taxpayers' money for 'arranging' the carpetbagging that was the selling off of the Post Office .... (at a knockdown price!) .... to Tory cronies in the 'Financial Underworld'

One private school has broken ranks and actually admitted that it has been used to launder the money of organised crime! (And this time I do NOT mean the UK political ... er ....system!)

Public Schools, such as Eton et al., are STILL deemed , ...... for taxation purposes ..... to be 'charity' schools! Gawd! They make the Tory con trick that was The Atlantic Bridge look almost 'kosher'!!!!!!

The more swivel eyed and loonish of the Tories that are UKIP, are on the march and look as if they will make the progress of ISIS look like the amblings of a tortoise with three broken legs......

Oh! ..... And a 'minister' has let slip that he thinks that less able bodied citizen should be allowed to work for two quid an hour as it makes 'business sense'!!!!!!!!

Apparently the facts that a book he had written earlier, describing his career in the city, has been described as "morally ambiguous". Whilst working in the City of London he was called by a colleague the "Fraud Squad" because of his ability to "heavily promote new share issues that subsequently tanked' ......................... were NOT considered, ...... by our politicos who employed him, ....... as worthy of note!

By the bye! The Deputy Speaker was ........ as is usual in these matters, ....... found 'NOT GUILTY!'....... but even the most rabid of those in Westmidden-Upon-The-Fiddle have baulked, somewhat, has having him as parliamentary 'front man' ........ and have even been somewhat shy of suggesting that he be booted 'upstairs' into the STILL COMPLETELY UNELECTED House of Much Fiddling-Beneath-The-Ermine!

Oh! And one of the parliamentary scrotes who voted for the 'bill' to hide evidence of widespread fraud by politicians....... has been mouthing off again! T'was a bit of a surprise because most FULL taxpaying citizen voters had just assumed he had been sent to an official residence with 'HMP....' somewhere in its postal address!

Nothing has been done about the tax dodging of large corporations who still insist that they make NO profit in the UK and therefore pay peanuts in UK taxes and Osborn Minimus has come up with his latest 'wheeze' which is to make the poor and the vulnerable pay for their 'benefits'!

OOOOOPs! Nearly forgot! The 10% pay increase for the scrotes in Westmidden-Upon-The-Fiddle, ..... in these times of ........ 'Austerity!' ........ 'Belt tightening!' ....... and 'All In This Together!' is STILL on track for implementation in 2015 .................. AFTER the Plebs/The Sheeple/Votingham have 'elected' the usual suspects .................... AGAIN ....... and probably just BEFORE the people responsible for insisting on the increase are themselves booted up to Much Fiddling-Beneath-The Ermine!

As I said at the beginning of this post .......

' ....business as usual down at Westmidden-Upon-The-Fiddle and the neighbouring hamlet of Much Fiddling-Beneath-The Ermine in our particular banana republic! .....'

I humbly ............... suggest!

2014-04-19T12:35:00.003+01:00

The Fraudsters' Parliament! -The Sequel! - (Bribes Optional!) ...... 64

Got a reply from the Tory Policy Research Unit Ltd re; My recent request from information on the names of MPs ! No data yet, ..... just a polite fob off............ !

But ....... 'Constant Tapping Cracks the Stone!'

I humbly ....................... suggest!

2014-03-13T20:36:00.000+00:00

The Fraudsters' Parliament - The Sequel! (Bribes Optional!) 63

Life after the Conway Scandal and it's aftermath!

Have the politicians learned anything?

Let's check the papers!

Ho Hum!

A number of those involved in the Atlantic Bridge Tax Dodging 'Educational' Charity (yes! The one that had its 'charitable status' withdrawn by the Charity Commission!) are NOW to be found sitting around the Tory dominated Cabinet table at the head of our particular banana republic!

Only today yet ANOTHER Tory politician was found to be on the payroll of an 'interested party' who paid him ALMOST the same as his parliamentary salary as a 'consultant'!

Yes! I know it looks, ..... to me and you, ......... like a bribe to ask the 'right' questions! But we are merely full taxpaying citizen voters, not privy to the heady and somewhat strange view of 'political ethics' that predominate in Westmidden-Upon-The-Fiddle and the neighbouring hamlet of Much Fiddling-Beneath-The-Ermine!

By the bye!

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Westmidden-Upon-The-Fiddle is currently facing several charges of rape and sexual assault!!!!!!

Hands up all those thinking .....'We DO appear to be living in a banana republic!'!!!!!!!!

Fraudsters' Parliament (and its sucessor) 61

2012-06-24T08:41:00.004+01:00

I have been reading 'How to be an MP' by Paul Flynn on my Kindle. It gives some insight to the workings of parliament which are not normally seen by the 'sheeple' or , as he calls us, ... 'Votingham'!

Did ANY taxpaying citizen voter know that we pay (or at least-HAVE paid!) for the upkeep of a rifle range 'deep in the bowels' of Westminster? At the moment I am trying to find out more about this 'necessary' expenditure in these times of 'austerity'!

It may be that there is NO LONGER such a 'facility' but finding information about it is proving less than easy. The nearest I have come is checking out a speech a while back in which Nick Clegg rails at parliament having a rifle range but not a Nursery! I was able to find a mini discussion on a LibDem blog in which someone purpoting to be a civil servant in Westminster had used the range!

Could it be that ....... since the clampdown on expenses frauds ...... MPs are running 'inservice courses' on bank robbery?:-)

I have just finished reading the chapter on 'Final Steps - How to be Ennobled'

I really liked the first line;-

'The House of Lords is the ideal rest home for the tired, disillusioned or clapped out.'

Personally, I would have added 'VERY expensive taxpayer funded' between 'ideal' and 'rest'!
But you can just call me 'picky'!

The Fraudsters' Parliament (and its successor)! No 60!

2012-06-21T21:24:00.003+01:00

Rather a bit of a BIG fuss over non payment of taxes by individuals at the moment! Everyone in any position of power is making sure that absolutely NO-ONE asks how many politicians are at this!!!!

It has been a good day to bury bad news! Apparently a plan for minsiters to publish THEIR tax returns has been kicked into the long grass. Any ideas why! ....... or should the question be ....'Anyone any idea HOW many politicians have been at this tax avoidance lark and doing their best to make sure it goes un-noticed? Bit like the early stages of the expenses frauds in the last Fraudsters' Parliament ............ I would humbly suggest!

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 59!

2010-10-29T12:11:00.001+01:00

I am back in business! Thanks to the A and E team in Cornwall who confirmed the detached retina in my left eye back in July and the surgical team at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, who drilled a number of holes into my eye, inserted the pincers and the laser and welded the retina back in place!
Thanks also to my daughter, Juliet, who drove me to the hospital in Cornwall and then continued on a seven hour drive back to the Wirral! Thanks also to her fiance, Neil! Sorry I spoiled the engagement week!

Thanks especially to my wife, Tina, who has looked after me and nursed me back to health ....... again!

Now.... where have that shower in The Fraudsters' Parliament been hiding in my absence, .... what have they been up to ..... and are the judicial representatives in this country still playing the Three Wise Monkeys and seeing no fraud, hearing about no fraud and speaking about no fraud in relation to MPs?

Check out thiis article in The Guardian from a while ago .......:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/26/britain-corrupt-mps-expenses-scandal

And those rogues really thought that it would all blow over!

The Fraudsters' Parliament! - 58

2010-07-11T13:31:00.000+01:00

Check out the link below for the latest 'wheeze' by MPs to part the taxpaying citizen voter in the UK from their hard earned money!

It's easy really!

Invent a rule which states that if a debate lasts longer than 1.00a.m. any MP, (including those with second homes nearby!) any MP gets £130+ !!

Then toddle off the the taxpaying citizen subsided bar and get drunk!

The stagger back to the House of Cons as late as possible ensuring that the debate is delayed as long as possible!

(Optional) Slur speech and any questions to drag out the debate as long as possible! (Don't want the hardworking taxpaying citizen voter to spot the con, do we? HIC!)

Trouser the proceeds!

The Sheeple will never spot it!

WRONG!

Check out the story by clicking on the link below to take you to a Telegraph article;-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/7883204/MPs-gain-130-expenses-by-talking-until-1am.html

The Fraudsters' Parliament? - 57

2010-07-08T21:59:00.000+01:00

They are at it again!!!!!!!

Trying to rubbish IPSA!

Trying to claim 'it is all too too much!!!'

Trying to get their snouts back in the trough while the taxpaying citizen voters of the UK have to tighten their belts and endure a reduction in services!

Back to the old tagline for the Fraudsters' Parliament:-

'Citizens Burn While MPs Fiddle!'

UK MPs are trying once again to get their noses in the trough and fiddletaxpayers' monies.

Check the link:- http://gu.com/p/2t822/tw

The Fraudsters' Parliament? - 56

2010-06-21T08:52:00.049+01:00

Those nice folks in New Zealand continue to have problems with their MPs and one or two dubious expenses! - It's nice, in a way, to know that it is not JUST our lot who can't be trusted! The difference is that, in New Zealand, at least one politician is trying to do something about it! Surprise! Surprise! He is having problems from other politicians! One of the politicians in the New Zealand parliament had, according to one comment left for the article, been in the UK parliament for two years!!! - If this is true ........ enough said!!

I picked up this article on the http://www.3news.co.nz/ website. As usual, I felt the need to leave a comment!

Read the artice by clicking on the link below:-

http://www.3news.co.nz/Default.aspx?TabId=419&articleID=161801&ce2663=1#comment
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Meanwhile....................... back at the ranch in the UK..................... one of those from the Fraudsters' Parliament is trying to sue The Telegraph for defamation! ....... Wait for it! ..... he is claiming that, because of a Telegraph story concerning the MPs' fiddles.... OOOPs!.... I mean the MPs' expenses story...., his 'reputation' has been;-

'..gravely injured, and that he has been embarrassed and upset, and been brought into public scandal, odium and contempt.'

Public scandal!................. Odium! ............................. Contempt!.......................

Should not, then, ever single MP in The Fraudsters' Parliament be suing at least 3-400 other MPs in that once august body for their actions since said actions have led to .....Public scandal!................. Odium! ............................. Contempt!.......................?

And what about that wicked individual (whoever he is!) who has suggested that the definition of The Fraudsters' Parliament could (allegedly) be:-

The largest single concentration of shysters, con artists and fraudsters this side of prison bars!'

Find out more about the article by clicking on the link below which will take you to the appropriate page in the http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/ website. (Please note: for some reason, unknown to man nor beast , there is a lot of blank space at the top of the page for this article! Just scroll down the page and you will find the headline and the article!)

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45609&c=1

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 55

2010-06-16T23:44:00.002+01:00

Check out the latest from Mark Darcy's blog on the rantings of those MPs who are trying to neuter IPSA and thus get their fingers back in the till and their seats reserved back on the parliamentary gravy train?....

Am I just a little cynical about their breast beating, tearing out of hair etc.... etc .... etc..... relating to the bogeypersons at IPSA? ('Bogeypersons' - how PC is that?)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markdarcy/2010/06/anger_among_disgruntled_mps.html

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 54

2010-06-16T19:22:00.000+01:00

Someone has commented on my comment on a comment made by in his blog on the BBC website!

.... And I thought I was nothing more that the voice of one, crying in the political wilderness!!! (Note to self! - The person commenting on my comment on the comment on the BBC blog did not like my random use of exclamation maarks!!!!!! - Don't understand what they mean!!

Click on the link below to check this out:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markdarcy/2010/06/gripes_and_grumbles.html#comments

And thank you, El_Fidge, for taking the ttime to read my comment and comment on it!

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 53

2010-06-15T23:11:00.001+01:00

The BBC's Mark Darcy has been taking my name in vain! He writes about what goes on in the chambers and committee rooms at Westminster. NO!..... It is not ALL about fiddling expenses, you know!

I commented on one of his blog entries about MPs moaning that IPSA are apparently delaying MPs from getting their fingers back in the till. He read the comment and later referred to it in a post!

Check out his BBC blog below. Better be quick! The BBC comments section is reactively moderated so as soon as some MP, of some MP's crony, complains about me using words such as 'Fraudsters' and 'Parliament', my comment will probably be removed!

They're a bit touchy down at the old BBC about MPs being referred to in such terms, so I left an apology to the moderators at the BBC within the post. It doesn't cost to be polite, after all!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markdarcy/2010/06/gripes_and_grumbles.html

The Fraudsters' Parliament? - 52

2010-06-13T18:28:00.001+01:00

Up to their old tricks?!?

Apparently the Director of IPSA is leaving early because of the stress caused by MPs who reason that - now that the dust has died down re: MPs' expenses' frauds - they should be allowed to throw out the new regulatory system and get down to ssome serious 'hand in the till' fiddles!!

Read the story from a blog on the online version of the New Statesman by clicking on the link below;-

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/mehdi-hasan/2010/06/alan-johnson-david-davis-quit

'Why else does one con the 'sheeple' into voting for one in an election? Would do the these taxpaying citizen voters expect - some sort of public service!'

'Are the sheeple SO stupid that they have not learned why WE go into politics!'

As you know, if you have read the 'about me' bit of this blog, I am a teacher in the real world!

Some sums!-

646 (The number of MPs in the last Fraudsters' Parliament) MINUS 226 (The number of 'new' MPs less a number of previous lobbyists, party lackies, party clones, party official etc. who cannot really be said to have known nothing of the parliamentary frauds) EQUALS 420 (MPs who somehow survived - all power to their 'conning' credentials - from the old Fraudsters' Parliament still in Westminster)
Thus the probabability that the new parliament will morph into The Fraudsters' Parliament - Part Deux exceeds 50%!
Q.E.D

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION NEWS!

Heather Brooke has won another award! This time it is the IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors) Awards in the USA. She has been awarded a medal in the Freedom of Information Section - rightly deserved too is the opinion of this taxpaying citizen voter! No mention of course in the recent UK honours announcements ....... I wonder why?

Click on the link below for more information;_

http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter/contest/#FOI

The Fraudsters' Parliament? - 51

2010-06-06T22:32:00.002+01:00

Found an article in the Independent newspaper's archive. It gives an account of the treatment of Elizabeth Filkin, the parliamentary official who was turfed out of the House of Fraudsters for trying ..... too hard.... to curb the fraudulent actions of MPs! This article names one or two of those who might (allegedly) have been behind the putsch to get rid of her. I wonder how many of THEM should now be behind bars for stealing taxpayers' monies? I will try to do a little digging to see if I can find the minutes of any meetings etc. or was it all 'knife in the back' stuff with no records kept!

Three questions come to mind.

1). Wouldn't it be interesting to check out some of the names of those involved with her removal with the list of those who were discovered to have been stealing taxpayers' monies?

2).Is it not time for her heroic attempts to clean up the fraudulent practices of MPs to be recognised?

3). Is it not time for those who removed this lady so that that they, their families and their cronies could carry on stealing taxpayers' monies had their reputations rubbished?

Check out the article in the Independent's archive by clicking on the link below:-

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/elizabeth-filkin-a-woman-scorned-616334.html

The Fraudsters' Parliament? Would still appear so! - 50

2010-06-03T13:53:00.001+01:00

A week, as they say in politics is a long time! Last week I was cautiously (very cautiously!) optimistic! But now we see they are still at it!

The Fraudsters' Parliament? -49

2010-05-15T12:08:00.001+01:00

Notice the slight change in post title for this post? I decided to cast aside my normal somewhat cynical approach to politicians in the UK Parliament (Having difficulty now using the pronoun 'my'!) in view of the new governement.

Who am I to assume that any consignment of fraudsters and thieves (many of whom managed to hold onto the seats and are still in parliament) cannot have a 'road to Dasmascus' moment and vow meaningfully never again to steal a single penny piece from the taxpaying citizens of the UK?

In this heady atmosphere of bonhommie and general backslapping (makes a change from back stabbing!) I have only five questions;-
1). What news of the 'minnows' and their trial?
2). What news of of IPSA?
3). Anyone know where we misplaced the Fraud Act?
4). Any idea if the new Prime Minister and the new Chancellor will be claiming for a second (or third) home to be near parliament... now that we also pay for them to stay in Downing Street and one or two other 'grace and favour homes'?
5). When will we, the taxpaying citizen voters of the UK, hear the slamming of cell doors behind ALL those politicians who have stolen public monies?

News from Canada!

Those nice people the Canadians are having trouble getting information on the fiddles practised by their MPs...... OOOps! I done it again.... I mean the expenses details of their MPs!

Nothing to worry about though.... Their MPs assert that all is well and therefore there is no need for an independent audit!..... Sounds familiar?

Check out an artice by clicking on the link below;-

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/mps-deny-auditor-general-access-to-expense-accounts-93839254.html

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 48

2010-05-09T09:32:00.004+01:00

I haved just picked up on a story in The Telegraph which may be of interest.
If the article is correct, the Wikipedia entries for a number of MPs (upto 10 so far) have been altered to erase any reference to their expenses claims plus one or two 'inconvenient' pieces of information.
One Chris Grayling, expecting to be our new Home Secretary, is one of them. Is there something in the job decscription for the Home Secretary of our banana republic which states that any candidate NEEDS to be willing to fiddle taxpayers' money?

Nothing unusual in the alteration of a Wikipedia entry.... they are editable by their very nature...... it is just that the IP addresses of the computers used to change some of the entries suggest that parliamentary computer was used!

Read the aricle by clicking on the link below;-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/7696484/MPs-accused-of-Wikipedia-expenses-cover-up.html

As my old Irish Uncle used to say.... "Sure 'tis a miracle!"

Alleged Fraudster to Squeaky Clean Politician with a few key strokes on a keyboard!

The Fraudsters' Parliament-47

2010-05-08T18:39:00.002+01:00

In an earlier post (The Fraudsters' Parliament-44) I suggested that a banana republic could be defined using a number of criteria applicable to the current political system in the UK!

1). Large scale plundering of taxpayers' monies by those in political power!

2). Politicians feel free to sell their influence to the highest bidder as 'cabs for hire'!

3) A judicial system which is 'bent' in favour of any politician caught with his/her hand in the till.( No charges to be brought, if at all possible with a bunch of cronies claiming to be 'dealing' with any potentially criminal activity! ....... if that doesn't work, only a sample of politically unimportant patsies to be charged.... and even for them, nothing that would suggest parity with a taxpaying citizen such as standing in the dock , for example!)

4). Legislation , such as THE FRAUD ACT 2006, which applies to all citizens but is 'mysteriously' disapplied to any member of the political class caught breaking the law!

We can now add another feature which was identified during the last election:-

5). Citizens prevented from gaining access to the place of voting and/or the voting procedure!

As my two children used to say on long car journeys............'Are we THERE yet?

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 46

2010-04-26T21:26:00.002+01:00

I decided to do a little research on how my MP in my constituency voted in parliament in the various votes on matters of transparency particular in relation to MPs and their financial arrangements in parliament!

Thanks to the kind people at http://www.democracyclub.org.uk/

They have sent out questionnaires to as many parliamentary candidates as they could. They have an interesting bar chart showing the number of prospective MPs who have replied. Not ALL parties seem to want to tell us what theey think on certain key matters!

They provided the link so that I could find the voting record of my MP on matters of parliamentary transparency which will take you to http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/.

Click on the link below to be taken to the site. To find out how your candidate voted.... or made themselves scarce... click on the link and put in your postcode in the appropriate box.

http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpid=1569&dmp=996

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 45

2010-04-18T21:05:00.003+01:00

Blast from the Past!

Here is the text of one of my earliest emails concerning the MPs' fraud scandal and the reply from 10 Downing St. It dates from February 2008. I had sent a letter of complaint to the Metropolitan Police and followed it up with the email below to Downing Street.
This was their reply!
I had expected some sort of action! ......... but, remember this was BEFORE we knew just how widespread the scams practised by MPs was!
'Dear Mr Bell

Thank you for your message to the Prime Minister which you sent through the Downing Street website (www.number-10.gov.uk ).

We need to confirm that we have your correct details and that the message shown at the bottom of this email is from you.

Click on the link below to confirm your message.

http://pm.gov.uk/Output/page8514.asp?MessageGUID=83B5987E-CE73-47DB-B604-CC1B35E6DA72

If you did not send this message, please contact the Downing Street web team at mailto:webmaster@pmo.gov.uk.

Once you have confirmed your email, your message will be passed to Downing Street staff to read. Although the PM is unable to answer emails personally, all your messages are read and the PM is given a report on the issues raised, along with a selection of messages.

Thanks,

The Number 10 Web Team

Here is the text we received:

RE: Aleged embezzlement by one or more MPs

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re; alleged embezzlement of pulic funds.

As a tax paying UK citizen, I am contacting your office to request that an immediate investigation be initiated, by the appropriate police authorities, into the recent allegations of alleged embezzlement by one or more MPs.

If your office is unable to initiate this action, I will take the necessary steps to initiate such an investigation as a private citizen.

Yours sincerely,

John L. Bell '

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 44

2010-04-14T21:26:00.002+01:00

I don't know if there is an official way of determining what it is that determines whether a state is a 'banana republic!

I would, however, suggest that the following 'benchmarks' might help in the definition;-

1). Large scale plundering of taxpayers' monies by those in political power!

2). Politicians feel free to sell their influence to the highest bidder as 'cabs for hire'!

3) A judicial system which is 'bent' in favour of any politician caught with his/her hand in the till.( No charges to be brought, if at all possible with a bunch of cronies claiming to be 'dealing' with any potentially criminal activity! ....... if that doesn't work, only a sample of politically unimportant patsies to be charged.... and even for them, nothing that would suggest parity with a taxpaying citizen such as standing in the dock , for example!)

4). Legislation , such as THE FRAUD ACT 2006, which applies to all citizens but is 'mysteriously' disapplied to any member of the political class caught breaking the law!

As my two children used to say on long car journeys............'Are we THERE yet?'

Newsflash!

Someone is following my blog! Thank you.... whoever you are!

The Fraudsters' Parliament 43

2010-04-11T00:09:00.003+01:00

This article from the online of The Hindu Magazine in India, gives an interesting viewpoint on the current state of politics in Britain.

Check it out by clicking on the link below:-

http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/04/11/stories/2010041150190400.htm

By the way!

I had a nice email from someone at The Times asking if they could print an edited version of one of my comments on their online version. You can read the printed letter plus the original article and my full comment by clicking on the link below;-

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article7094391.ece

The Fraudsters' Parliament - 42

2010-04-09T17:57:00.002+01:00

I picked up this very interesting article about the current political situation in the UK on a online edition of The Australian!
The article has an interesting slant on the role of the smaller parties in the electoral race!

Check out the article by clicking on the link below:-

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/smaller-parties-may-be-labours-best-chance-to-cling-to-power/story-e6frg6so-1225851997372

This Fraudsters' Parliament -41

2010-04-07T23:55:00.002+01:00

Blast From The Past!

Click on the link below to go back in time to The Daily Mail April 7th 2007 - Three years ago!

This link reminds us how THREE YEARS AGO those in this Fraudsters' Parliament tried to exclude themselves from the Freedom of Information Act to hide their fraudulent claims from public scrutiny:-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-455877/MPs-freedom-information-cover-dark-day-democracy.html

As a taxpaying citizen you might want to ask yourselves a number of questions;-

1). Is my MP on the list of those who voted back then to exclude MPs expenses from the Freedom of Information Act and keep their scams and fraudulent claims away from public scrutiny?

2). Is my MP one of those who voted against Maclean's amendment?

3). Was my MP one of those who chose to be elsewhere when the vote was taken - in the hope perhaps that it would be passed without them having to come out of hiding!

4). How many of the names on the list of MPs who tried to exclude themselves from the Freedom of Information Act should be behind bars for fraud?

If you are a member of this Fraudsters' Parliament who tried to get this amendment passed, you may want to ask yourself two questions:-

1). How in creation did I expect to get away with it?

2). How can I stop the electorate in my constituency from seeing that my name is on the list?

More 'Blasts from the Past' to come!