Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Any Questions 8pm. R4 tonight: St Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury.

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Should be a lively session tonight. You going Tanks?

If you stop the cross renting practice, then they can sell the property and rent one commercially which will cost the taxpayer as much if not more. There is always a way round these things.

I completely support the Christian couple who stood up for what is morally correct. It is a terrible inditement of our country that they are being persecuted for standing up against immorality.

Starbucks make very little money in our country so pay little corporation tax, but plenty of VAT, counsil tax, national insurance etc.

It won't be as beneficial, as if they sell the property they will be liable for several taxes, the main one being CGT, as it is not their main residence.
Also if they rent from the private sector, they would not be able to hide the cost so easily.
When all the details come out, which they will, I would put money on the main fiddle being over inflated rents to each other and putting those other costs I mentioned before against tax.
I also wonder how many are declaring any profits made as earnings to HMRC!

MP A rents his house out to MP B
MP B rents his house out to MP A

Both claim expenses for renting!

Nice little earner!

It is just the same cost to us if MP A and MP B rent from anormal commercial landlord. If they stop it then both MPs can sell and rent commercially claiming back the cost. They can then use the sale cash to buy 2 new properties and rent them out.

Haystack,

You are obviously totally ignoring the points made in my last post, which are facts.

Will the names of the culprits be published.

I can recall the following which I thought was a nice little earner.
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"United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal

Jenkin was reported by the Daily Telegraph to have used £50,000 in expenses in order to pay his sister-in-law rent on the property he uses as his constituency home. Jenkin claimed that he was just paying "an honest and reasonable rent" for the property.[3]

On 27 October 2009 it was initially recommended that Bernard Jenkin pay back £63,250 by expenses auditor Sir Thomas Legg. This is the highest amount known to have been recommended after an audit of MPs' claims on second homes expenses.[4][5] This amount was reduced to £36,250 following an appeal.[6]"


"But that bloody unemployable scrounger who can't obtain a job should not expect to have a decent place to sleep at night."

Is this upright honourable government attempting to address problems (I think corrupt use of position) similar to this.

That would be turning on their own mates.

which ever way you put it .it is theft and should be charged with stealing tax payers money kick them out .

If they rent from the private sector then they don't need to hide anything as the rent is an allowable expense. If tge arrangements are legal then it is not theft or any crime. The real problem is that we don't pay MPs enough.

Hays,

It seems you have difficulty in differentiating between illegal appropriation and immoral theft or crime.

This is appears to becoming more and more apparent amongst some of the "elite classes".

Perhaps, this type of actions are exposed more often and not hidden behind doors.

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Noticed Georgie has found a way of reducing his personal expenses by attempting to travelling first class on second class ticket.

I don't suppose he would have claimed first class expenses.

I suppose we should all learn from our "betters".


Nice to have lackeys to make excuses for you!


"His aide tells ticket collector he cannot possibly move and sit with the likes of us in standard class and requests he is allowed to remain in First Class."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20008342

George Osborne 'forced to pay £160 first class train upgrade'
Politics / NEW 53 minutes ago

George Osborne is forced to pay for an upgrade after sitting in a first class train carriage with a standard class ticket.. George Osborne has…


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What Ho Jeeves!



Laughable.

OH. I forgot that he apologised.

Didn't he do something similar with a "taxi expense" from the north of England to his constituency?

But we must leave all that behind and move on, like we would do with any common or garden criminal.

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I sure the Greek would ignore past records! 8-)

Andrew Mitchell has resigned!

One green bottle less.

But if Cameron ever gives you the kiss of life you know you are dead!

so are the police who lied about hillsbough going to come forward and resign.
are these officers going to be charged with altering information.

man utd fergerson says RIO as let down the club .
well what rio did today says he a racist to the fans
he should be sacked he as good as said the england manager
was a racist for dropping him .
he as put is fingers up to the man fans big time .

back to hillsbough when the facts come out .
will it say that 90% of the officers have passed away and the other 10% are to ill to be charged .?

There is hope for some on this board! :-)

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"There is hope for some on this board! :-)"... If not this very thread -):

I couldn't really have posted that now could I :-)

A reminder for Tanker :-)

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