tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post4159998536391411922..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: Fairness And ExpensesTom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-32372973210550193982009-05-11T10:19:00.000+01:002009-05-11T10:19:00.000+01:00Thanks for your comments.
1) Flo Tom - I was tryi...Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />1) Flo Tom - I was trying to be reasonable in my blog and not to be part of the 'baying for blood' for its own sake kind of response. However, I do actually feel strongly about the wrongs of the situation, and in another context my language would be far less 'meally mouthed'! <br /><br />2)David - I agree with your point about career politicians. The problem is many of them grew up under Thatcherism and its legacy when wealth creation and extravagance was actively encouraged in every sphere. The point is MPs, particularly Labour ones, should be above that.<br /><br />3) John - I don't quite grasp your point but I'm sure it's a good one!Calixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754832236324324540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-45888320720204527502009-05-10T21:56:00.000+01:002009-05-10T21:56:00.000+01:00@DavidBrede
“I have been a trade unionist all my l...@DavidBrede<br /><I>“I have been a trade unionist all my life. I did not come into politics not to take what is owed to me.”</I>That's what Michael Martin said. He was never a SPAD.<br /><br />Prescott claimed for mock Tudor beams for his house. He was never a SPAD.John McClanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169978301785097717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-84934627305443927102009-05-10T20:18:00.000+01:002009-05-10T20:18:00.000+01:00Is part of the problem the emergence of more caree...Is part of the problem the emergence of more career politicians who have moved from university to the Commons via Political Researcher or some other party apparatchik role.<br /><br />Therefore their approach is to maximise their income much as employees do by working for benefits such as overtime and expenses.<br /><br />Historically particularly on the Labour side have been miners and railwaymen who have seen entry to the commons as a privilege and an honour rather than promotion to a better paid job.DavidBredehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977769024526637459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-71927383339922370842009-05-10T20:04:00.000+01:002009-05-10T20:04:00.000+01:00Still too meally mouthed for my liking but at leas...Still too meally mouthed for my liking but at least you are now heading down the right track instead of burying your heads in the sand.<br /><br />Standards should apply across the board whether you are a Banker or an MP. <br /><br />That is real equality.FloTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17869774332551536232noreply@blogger.com