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Just to let you know (re:the speaker of the house)
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His statement is at 1530...
Don Quixote
Well-known member
- Nov 4, 2008
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But the speaker is an MP...
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Yes. But he is not alowed to vote on any of the legislation. He is imparsail (sp) although he is a Labour MP.
His role is to make sure the commons dose not end up taking the piss or just ends up in a slangin match between the MPs. Also he is to look after the rights of the MPs.
Done a good job aint he.
Gritt23
New member
And curiously, is an MP who doesn't have to stand for re-election, as his seat is automatically returned to him at a General Election. So, it's a very privaledged role.
He is about to make a statement. Lets hope he quits. On at half past, on sky or Beeb.
half past is a really helpfull hint.............
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half past is a really helpfull hint.............
Although i was an hour ahead of myself.
I said that its about to start at half past.
What time did i post that?
desprateseagull
New member
got the time wrong again?
Slough Seagull
Bye Bye Slough
- Nov 23, 2006
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From the Obserevr 19th April
The last 12 months have witnessed a growing moral sclerosis across Westminster and Whitehall bewildering to behold. A fish rots from the head down and in parliament the precipitous decline in ethics and probity begins with the speaker, Michael Martin. For years, the speaker and Mrs Martin have been plundering the public purse for an almost grotesque array of personal perks and foreign junkets. Only last week, we learnt of new beanos to the Gulf, in the wake of similar trips to Hawaii and the Bahamas.
The last 12 months have witnessed a growing moral sclerosis across Westminster and Whitehall bewildering to behold. A fish rots from the head down and in parliament the precipitous decline in ethics and probity begins with the speaker, Michael Martin. For years, the speaker and Mrs Martin have been plundering the public purse for an almost grotesque array of personal perks and foreign junkets. Only last week, we learnt of new beanos to the Gulf, in the wake of similar trips to Hawaii and the Bahamas.
Tricky Dicky
New member
Who else would like to see him put on a Bart Simpson voice and say "It was broken when I got here dude !".
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
his statement about MP's talking to the media implying that they should keep quiet about things and not bring them into the public domain meaning you and I should never know about what the MP's are up to .......enough for me thanks they can hang him out to dry and they can do the same to all the fiddling bastards.
hope the next parliament is a hung one then they will all be watching one another like hawks ........plenty of independents...........all with white suits
hope the next parliament is a hung one then they will all be watching one another like hawks ........plenty of independents...........all with white suits
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
He is in charge of the fees office, who are the people who have been approving and paying all the MPs expenses. If they are going to change the system then he has to be a part of it. MPs knew months ago that these expenses would ultimately be published under the freedom of information act and apparently any talk of reform was resisted by Gorbals Mick. I read a quote the other day that was roughly "I haven't been an MP for all these years to not take what's owed to me". You can add in what happened with Damian Green as well to all this.
Also, he has been claiming expenses. Chauffer driven cars to parkhead included.