MP's marking their own homework on expenses... perhaps they should ask the man on the Clapham Omnibus what they think of it?
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MP's marking their own homework on expenses... perhaps they should ask the man on the Clapham Omnibus what they think of it?
The man on the Clapham Omnibus is likely against it, as am I, but it's happened with every single parliament that I can remember. What I can't remember is a Labour manifesto pledge to change it.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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pretty sure standards committee dont actually mind what the interest is, as long as its registered. it's Starmer who has decided in this case to give a reason that is a bit dubious. should have stuck with the original Labour HQ, less further questions. he's been misleading, some think it doesn't matter, others think it does. eitherway a unforced error.
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Chateau D'Reims 2016. I'm guessing that will be very much to your taste.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
- Jul 10, 2003
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Occasionally a discussion starts to break out on here about the level at which the cut off for Winter Fuel Allowance has been set, by far the single most important thing raised on this whole thread. But within the hour it is, as you rightly point out, lost in amongst the Popbitch Gossip
PS. I'm pretty sure your are 99.99% wrong in your assumption. I think the only thing you'll find I have criticised Cameron for on NSC was his attempt to cover the cracks in his party by coming up with a national referendum although even in that, he told people the right thing to do. That went well
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- Jul 27, 2024
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Emotive language of prejudice. ‘Finest wines’, ‘the country’s ticket’, ‘the plebs’, ‘banged up on house arrest’. That’s why it was a silly comment.
The social gatherings between colleagues to mark people leaving etc have been turned into something akin to great banquets and raucous piss-ups by those in whose interest it was to portray them that way. Some SNP twit talked about the PM “tripping the light fantastic” and “disco dancing into the wee small hours” during some HoC debate. Tellingly, he refused to repeat the language once outside the chamber, beyond protection.
And didn’t one of the 5 MPs on the Privileges Committee investigating Johnson turn out to have held a drinks reception himself mid-lockdown. I just can’t stand hypocrisy, whoever’s doing it.
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Yes, absolutely all writing should be functional and to the point. What great literature we'd have. What interesting speeches and debates. What great telly.
- May 8, 2018
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I’d like to think they would care if there was a conflict of interest and it wasn’t addressed.
A few years back I had to tell a salesman that even though he did the right thing and declare it to Compliance, that he couldn’t go to Centre Parcs for the week as a broker who was submitting sizeable business to us had offered him the chalet as “he couldn’t make it” we said no politely as it wasn’t appropriate and sends the wrong message.
Guess what, he went anyway and we found out and had to sack him for gross misconduct, harsh maybe but this the standard we are regulated to in financial services, I’d expect members of parliament and UKG to be of a even higher standard.
N.B I should make clear that I am
Not suggesting any wrong doing has occurred, simply that the right level
Of scrutiny and mechanisms shouldn’t be in place to counter this.
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- Jul 27, 2024
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Bloody hell, you're doing it again. My complaint about your hyperbolic, blinkered bullshit is now turned into me wanting to eliminate 'great literature'.Yes, absolutely all writing should be functional and to the point. What great literature we'd have. What interesting speeches and debates. What great telly.
OK Boomer.
You said you hate hypocrisy and you're defending Johnson. I can't take you seriously.
- Jul 10, 2003
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Sue Gray 1 Simon Case 0
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ecretary-simon-case-resignation-b2621388.html
What you mean her MP son, given a Ministerial position by Mr Fastrack soon after joining Parliament isn’t her friend
I think it was widely known that Case would be leaving at the end of the year.Sue Gray 1 Simon Case 0
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ecretary-simon-case-resignation-b2621388.html
I think it is also widely known who accidentally leaked details about Sue Gray’s salary.
I also hear that far from being over, Sue Gray’s problems are only just beginning.
>Insert pointless winking emoji<
- Jul 10, 2003
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I am more concerned that Sue Grey who conducted COVID enquiry is now a senior adviser to PM. Person who did NHS enquiury is an ex Labour minister
Sue Greys son who is an MP has beeen given a senior position. Understand Civil Service who have an important role have had 2 senior people replaced by obvious Labour supprters. Will be interesting who replces top civil servant Simon Case
Weststander
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Isn’t the top mandarin usually an apolitical appointment and individual? I’ve never heard otherwise.
Hopefully Starmer sticks to that.
I would hate the UK to go down the Washington DC route of political appointments to agencies/civil service when in power.
chip
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Don't you think that this has potential to go all WFP. The cut off will be just as steep. Also, it seems wrong to determine the level of debt an 18 year old (adult) will have on the basis of their parent(s) income. There will still be the option for many who have divorced parents to "live" with the one who has the lowest income, that's what many do now to get a sufficiently large loan to live on.
If you look at mandleson's other recomendations it include larger class sizes (280 in mine this year) and reducing or abandoning research.
I think these piecemeal announcements and hints don't really point to a holistic and realistic policy. It's just a sticking plaster.
The last two were Principal Private Secretaries to Johnson and Blair, who appointed them in turn to the role. We didn’t actually have one at all between 2012 and 2020.
Then we should definitely do nothing and let Universities go bust and poor kids rack up unmanageable debt. That would certainly be better.