Scottish Sunday Express - Breaking news, sport and showbiz from the World's Greatest Newspaper
Newspaper Cover Page
Our Paper

Front and Back Pages, E-Edition and Back Issues...
Weather
 3°C
London
Horoscope
Wednesday 3rd December 2008 Make us your HOME PAGE  What is RSS?
 
Columnists
Have Your Say - User Comments

ARTICLE SUMMARY

Commons considers expenses appeal

The House of Commons is considering whether to launch an urgent appeal after losing its High Court battle to keep secret details of MPs' expenses.

User Image

THIEVES

17.05.08, 7:03pm

Is anybody actually surprised? Of course we are being ripped off. That bunch of fat pig faced robbers have had their snouts in the trough for ages. I don't think they are worried though, because the great British public will do nothing except moan about it a bit, then go back to sleep.
The best example of this, is the fact that we in Britain get ripped off for everything anyway, but do nothing about it. We pay more than anybody else for petrol, clothes, food, cars, electrical goods, etc etc. All the Company's are breaking their necks to put their prices up, under cover of the "credit crunch" Not because they have to right away, but because they know they will get away with it and rip us off even more than normal.
Even if prices rise 10% for everything, across Europe, they will still be paying 20% less than we do. All the big Company's are laughing their socks off at the stupid catatonic British consumer, who just continues to hand over the cash, no matter what they charge us.
We deserve every penny they rip us off for.
Even Michael Martin, the fat bloated red faced todge tugging waster, can barely hide how amusing he finds ripping off the expenses, I am surprised he can stop laughing long enough to get any work done. Especially as he was overheard in the commons canteen declaring, "the prols won't miss the pittance I cream off" CHARMING

• Posted by: Lucabrasi • Report Comment

CLASSICAL BEHAVIOUR?

16.05.08, 8:39pm

This is the classical response of parasites, bums and stiffs and hangers on in general.
Having been found out over the abuse of very generous living expenses (their freebies) they cannot accept the golden goose has had it's wings clipped.

I suppose the next proposal will be performance related bonus packages whereby one is rewarded handsomely for attendance at work, the amount of hot air one can generate and the ability to decree every failure an unparalleled success.

• Posted by: kojak • Report Comment

User Image

I SMELL PANIC

16.05.08, 8:27pm


Nothing to hide?
Then no need to appeal.

Something to hide?
Then no votes for them ever again.

I smell panic.
Unemployment looms.

Are the shredders working overtime this weekend?

• Posted by: Peter_Pan • Report Comment

User Image

"THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IS CONSIDERING WHETHER TO LAUNCH AN URGENT APPEAL AFTER LOSING ITS HIGH COURT BATTLE TO KEEP SECRET DETAILS OF MPS' EXPENSES".

16.05.08, 6:09pm

And what's the betting they'll be successful, and it'll all be neatly and tidily swept under the carpet, led by the more than irritating Michael Martin (who still baffles me why he thinks he's got any say in the matter).

It's a foregone conclusion. If they want to keep these expenses secret, then there must be something iffy going on somewhere. If not, why the panic?

Remember MP's- it's OUR money this is about. We pay YOU, you serve US. End of.

And you wonder why so many of us hate you lot.

• Posted by: Veltro205 • Report Comment

User Image

COMMONS CONSIDERS EXPENSES APPEAL

16.05.08, 5:51pm

Appeal they might well, but the whole country is aware that whilst we suffer rising prices and struggle to meet our daily costs they ride the Gravy Train with their snouts firmly implanted in the trough.

The speakers actions are less than honourable in my opinion and I am sure the Country will have its say at next weeks by election and certainly come the next general election.

• Posted by: EmperorMing • Report Comment

WHAT'S IN THIS CAN OF WORMS??

16.05.08, 3:43pm

Why is it that they are kicking and screaming about releasing this information? What is it that they are desparatly trying to cover up, or is it that we have yet to learn the dreadful truth that we have all been ripped off more than we could ever imagine by these charlatans.
Mr Martin is obviously running very scared that this information is withheld from the general public. I do hope that clarity will prevail and that we will all be made aware of how our hard earned and heavily taxed cash is being wasted by these above the law merchants.

• Posted by: Russell42 • Report Comment

Have your say on this article
HOROSCOPES
TV GUIDE

Todays best TV right here for you at the Express. • See Guide

TODAY'S CARTOON

The Political Cartoonist of the Year