Good old british politicians they've done it again!
Now not only can they give themselves huge inflated pay rises, but it seems that they can (and have) exempt themselves from the imformation privacy laws, that all other public sectors workers has to abide from.
What do they have to hide, they say its for the benefit of their constituency.
So nothing to do with the fact we (the constituency) will never know what their expenses are, or what they get upto when on public duties, or should that be private lives that affects their public duties.
One law for them, and sod the rest of us!
politicians, a law unto themselves
Re: politicians, a law unto themselves
Nothing new Steve.
They're all just a load of self-serving tossers out to feather their own nests.
Funny how much cross-party concensus there always is among MPs when it comes to voting themselves pay rises well above inflation (while telling everyone else to make to with a poxy 2%) and securing nice copper-bottomed pensions for themselves while pillaging the pension funds of everyone else.
It's the same here in Germany. The Bundestag (the German equivalent of the Commons) has banned smoking in public places (restaurants, pubs etc.) and places of work as from July. Apart from in the Bundestag that is! Because so many German MPs smoke, they've exempted themselves from the ban. And a similar thing happened in the EU Parliament buildings as well - the EU is busy pushing anti-smoking laws throughout Europe, but has exempted itself.
Not that I smoke so it shouldn't really bother me. But it actually bothers me a lot - because it shows just how little respect these bastards have for the freedoms of the population at large, while they themselves basically do whatever the fuck they like.
It's not just in the UK that it's "do as I say - not as I do". But this latest "privacy" thing in the UK is a particularly bad example. What also gets me about it is that there's already legislation in place to protect the privacy of their constituents (the Data Protection Act for example), so that argument is flawed right from the off. The only possible reason for it is to hide their expense claims - and it stinks.
They're all just a load of self-serving tossers out to feather their own nests.
Funny how much cross-party concensus there always is among MPs when it comes to voting themselves pay rises well above inflation (while telling everyone else to make to with a poxy 2%) and securing nice copper-bottomed pensions for themselves while pillaging the pension funds of everyone else.
It's the same here in Germany. The Bundestag (the German equivalent of the Commons) has banned smoking in public places (restaurants, pubs etc.) and places of work as from July. Apart from in the Bundestag that is! Because so many German MPs smoke, they've exempted themselves from the ban. And a similar thing happened in the EU Parliament buildings as well - the EU is busy pushing anti-smoking laws throughout Europe, but has exempted itself.
Not that I smoke so it shouldn't really bother me. But it actually bothers me a lot - because it shows just how little respect these bastards have for the freedoms of the population at large, while they themselves basically do whatever the fuck they like.
It's not just in the UK that it's "do as I say - not as I do". But this latest "privacy" thing in the UK is a particularly bad example. What also gets me about it is that there's already legislation in place to protect the privacy of their constituents (the Data Protection Act for example), so that argument is flawed right from the off. The only possible reason for it is to hide their expense claims - and it stinks.
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Then there's them going around in V6 Jags whilst at the same time telling us to get on public transport! !swear!
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A few years ago Gordon Brown declared nobody could have a pension "pot" bigger than 1.5 million pounds.
He then excempt two groups of people - MPs and Judges.
Read part way down this article for confirmaiton
He then excempt two groups of people - MPs and Judges.
Read part way down this article for confirmaiton
Re: politicians, a law unto themselves
"and the public gets what the public wants!"
I don't see riots in the streets over this or most things as people don't give a toss.... as long as their house is worth more each week........
"the needle returns to the start of the song and we all sing along as before"
!sad!
I don't see riots in the streets over this or most things as people don't give a toss.... as long as their house is worth more each week........
"the needle returns to the start of the song and we all sing along as before"
!sad!
Proud to be Von Boy
Re: politicians, a law unto themselves
The politicans who have voted for this have absolutely no right whatsoever to pontificate to us about "morality".
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It's no wonder that turnouts at elections are constantly dwindling!
Re: politicians, a law unto themselves
trumpton,
I agree with you entirely about the low turn outs.
Thank god we dont have compulsory voting, i wouldn't know which corrupted bastard to vote for.
Then again, you can always spoil your voting slip and make it void.
I agree with you entirely about the low turn outs.
Thank god we dont have compulsory voting, i wouldn't know which corrupted bastard to vote for.
Then again, you can always spoil your voting slip and make it void.
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If we had compulsory voting there should be a box to cross for 'None of the Above'.
I'd like to see this anyway - maybe they'd actually get the point of Democracy; Government of the people by the people and not governemt of the people by an elitist hoi poloi that we currently have.
I'd like to see this anyway - maybe they'd actually get the point of Democracy; Government of the people by the people and not governemt of the people by an elitist hoi poloi that we currently have.
quis custodiet ipsos custodes