British MP Convicted Over Expenses Claims

cochineal

Former British MP David Chaytor admits guilt in court over claiming false expenses, mainly rent on property he owned, another that his mother owned and relief on mortgage he'd already paid for. Used false invoices to claim IT expenses. Sounds familiar? Why the hell aren't we doing this in this country? It stinks to high heaven. We even have to go to court to wrangle a bye-election. From the outside, this place looks anything but a modern day democracy with all its citizens subject to the rule of law. They're stoking the fires of revolution with their flouting of the laws at this stage. Very angry about this.

Fluffybums

And 4 or 5 more due in court.


Fancy having a government that feels responsible to the people.

mike65

Nothing to do with government, everything to do with the media, police and CPS

A Dub in Glasgo

Mainly the media and the leaks to the Telegraph. In Scotland, Jim Devine deserves a couple of years in jail

bonzos

John O Donoghue and Ivor must be thankful they live in a banana republic

Fratton Fred

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Mainly the media and the leaks to the Telegraph. In Scotland, Jim Devine deserves a couple of years in jail

Is that the swinger accused of perjury?

Rhamiel

bonzos wrote: »

John O Donoghue and Ivor must be thankful they live in a banana republic

Sure Ivan felt so wronged by mere suspension at his outrageous expense claims that HE took the Oireachtas to the High Court!
Such a joke! How did we end up gettin represented by such self righteous morons?!
All hail the recession, its slowly but surely gettin this countries head out of its hole!!

A Dub in Glasgo

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Is that the swinger accused of perjury?

No, thats Tommy Sheridan... awful waste of a political left winger. Reduced to lying in court and appearing in Big Brother.


Jim Devine was MP for Livingston and is esstentially too thick to realise he was fiddling the expenses

yosemite_sam

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

No, thats Tommy Sheridan... awful waste of a political left winger. Reduced to lying in court and appearing in Big Brother.


Jim Devine was MP for Livingston and is esstentially too thick to realise he was fiddling the expenses

Livingston sounds like perfect TD material

Fratton Fred

Livingston is the town. I nearly moved there once, it has to be the greyest place in earth.

Tea drinker

mike65 wrote: »

Nothing to do with government, everything to do with the media, police and CPS

I can't agree Mike, it's the whole establisment, and yes that is judiciary, media, cops , law , and of course our betters, the government.
One law for the royalty, another for the gimps (you and me)