Speaker Michael Martin is financially ok for life

[spider]

Max

I know "a lot" of the Royal's spend is in the public domain already.

But why isn't ALL of their spend in the public domain?

And why are we paying for so many of them.

If ever a "Firm" needed a headcount reduction with a few employees given their P45s it the Windsor mob!

[mrmcfister]

The walking dead..looks very near death if you ask me!

[Floydoid]

Well at least he's done the honourable thing now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8057203.stm

In my mind he was never suited to the job. He never had the authority and commanded respect from all, unlike his recent predecessors - Betty Boothroyd, Bernard Weatherill, George Thomas.

[max_tranmere]

Apparently his son is also a Labour MP, which proves nepotism is alive and well in the Labour Party....

[randyandy]

max_tranmere wrote:

> Apparently his son is also a Labour MP, which proves nepotism
> is alive and well in the Labour Party....


Actually he's an MSP Max.

I loved his announcement. Should fuck up a few lines for the media tossers.

The giggle of watching the BBC build up and then shock horror of just a few lines (and Speakers fuck you to them) was a particular joy.

Speaking of nepotism you won't forget about the Mr and Mrs in the Tory's who are now not on Green Dave's Christmas card list (the official one at least !laugh!) .

[max_tranmere]

There are a few family set-up's: whether it be Ed Balls and his wife, who are both Cabinet Ministers, or whether it is the Millband brothers who are Cabinet Ministers too. Have you noticed how the Milliband brothers are never seen together, and you will see one interviewed about something and the other wont be seen until many days later? I think this is cleverly managed to not make it too obvious to the public, except to those who take an excessive interest in politics, that two siblings are in the Government.

[JonnyHungwell]

The shower of shit got rid of Martin for teo reasons only:

1) To deflect heat off themselves and their corrupt ways

2) Because Gorbals Mick failed to stop the details being leaked in the first place

Had the details never come out, the greedy bastards would be carrying on in the same way, filling their pockets with our money.

The expense that made me nearly physically sick was the ex MP, Tam Dayell --- claiming ?18,000 for a bookcase, but only allowed ?11,000. His justification was he wanted the best! What an arsehole - and he was supposed to be a champion of rights for the underdog. His motto is presumably 'Socialism for everyone else.'

[randyandy]

Interesting conspiracy theory about the Milliband brothers Max.

If there was something in it though I am certain the lovely media would be having another field day about it so it's probably down to order of business.

Not to sure about husbands and wives being an issue either, unless they are claiming for the same mortgage etc.

[steve56]

There all as bad as each other but ?61,000 that indian bloke was claiming really took the biscuit!