tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post5263397978659019700..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Dizzy Asks if Nick Clegg Passes the Smell TestIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-79573949506324856542009-05-29T22:19:26.732+01:002009-05-29T22:19:26.732+01:00Still think the worst Lib Dum by miles is Lembit O...Still think the worst Lib Dum by miles is Lembit O'Pickled. He tried to get us to pay for his negligence in not paying his council tax ( and this from the housing spokesman ), he tried to claim for an extraordinarily expensive TV and worst of all, put his flat up for rent AND claimed for the allowances at the same time, whilst merrily trying to pass it off as SAVING the taxpayer money! Unbelievable. Why is this dodgy "MP" not being outed? His pathetic defence on the front page of his local newspaper defy belief. He actually praises himself, spins and lies. Why on earth is this silly paper, the County Times, buying in to it????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18013690580579726792009-05-29T19:33:28.862+01:002009-05-29T19:33:28.862+01:00just my opinion, Chip. Don't get your knickers in ...just my opinion, Chip. Don't get your knickers in a twist!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19352480003807433232009-05-29T18:46:59.460+01:002009-05-29T18:46:59.460+01:00Harri you need to work in transport. It was common...Harri you need to work in transport. It was common in the private company I worked for years ago, to claim the then 50 pounds per night hotel allowance and find a cheap B&B, and pocket the difference. One of the perks HGV drivers with sleeper cabs used to have was a £75 per night hotel allowance, but of course they used the cab and treated the 75 quid as a tax free bonus - until the IR stopped it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36944460582568295622009-05-29T18:16:08.451+01:002009-05-29T18:16:08.451+01:00You really don't "get" the blogosphere do you? Loa...You really don't "get" the blogosphere do you? Loads of lefty and LibDem sites link to me. I link to blogs I read regularly. My blog is my territory, not a political party's.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14521088637374353092009-05-29T18:11:53.366+01:002009-05-29T18:11:53.366+01:00..yes, but why proactively endorse your enemies' v.....yes, but why proactively endorse your enemies' views? surely there is no link from the conservative homepage to the labour homepage? <br /><br />maybe it's just me, I just find it bizarre that a conservative would give valuable space to a nasty piece of work like Campbell.<br /><br />Just my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11505421833003728782009-05-29T16:33:03.795+01:002009-05-29T16:33:03.795+01:00Oh, and I disagree with "Anonymous" about Campbell...Oh, and I disagree with "Anonymous" about Campbell's blog. Like Clegg, he does at least allow people to criticise him on it. It's pointless to pretend your enemies don't exist and even more pointless to ignore what they have to say.<br /><br />John Prescott's blog, on the other hand, only allows comments saying what a wonderful man he is. There are consequently only about six after each post.<br /><br />New Labour may have been bad... but Old Labour was worse.Thomas Rossettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242906347478972349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56169065107460354202009-05-29T16:28:41.197+01:002009-05-29T16:28:41.197+01:00Say what you like about Clegg, but he does allow s...Say what you like about Clegg, but he does allow some stunning criticism on his blog. I have just been reading the comments now. They are extraordinary! I thought ConservativeHome was pretty relaxed but this is something else.<br /><br />Anyone who wants a laugh should check out<br /><br />http://nickclegg.wordpress.com/Thomas Rossettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242906347478972349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13630749283806999392009-05-29T16:27:29.104+01:002009-05-29T16:27:29.104+01:00Considering the money taken for the flights was no...Considering the money taken for the flights was not given by consent (i.e. tax/theft) I wonder if they will accuse someone of stealing stolen goods?Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591327286533118901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-87115484381294548292009-05-29T16:19:49.865+01:002009-05-29T16:19:49.865+01:00Why have a link to Campbell's blog at all? This ma...Why have a link to Campbell's blog at all? This man has done more to distort the truth, and lower the political backdrop, than perhaps any other individual. <br /><br />Campbell is a nasty piece of work - and he will do everything in his power to smear the Tories. <br /><br />He is a vicious bully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23383514782204546532009-05-29T15:30:49.853+01:002009-05-29T15:30:49.853+01:00Clegg is a hypocritical Hoon.
Incidentally,
Hat...Clegg is a hypocritical Hoon.<br /><br />Incidentally, <br /><br /><A HREF="http://thatsnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/friday-afternoon-update-wheres-gordon.html" REL="nofollow">Hattersley attacks Brown as does Commonwealth</A>Thats Newshttp://thatsnews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49144919841407016852009-05-29T14:36:14.210+01:002009-05-29T14:36:14.210+01:00Speaking of MEPs allowances:
http://www.youtube.c...Speaking of MEPs allowances:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lmuLI81SUukipwebmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240335641832778726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-73027480941980257102009-05-29T14:25:07.517+01:002009-05-29T14:25:07.517+01:00Anonymous, perhaps it had escaped your notice that...Anonymous, perhaps it had escaped your notice that the blog links are in alphabetical order.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-51342014782576671112009-05-29T14:18:28.682+01:002009-05-29T14:18:28.682+01:00anyone noticed the prominence of alistair campbell...anyone noticed the prominence of alistair campbell's blog link? I would have thought Chip would have been repulsed by that creature. Hhmm. Seems the Old Boys Club transcends everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69087629643564996702009-05-29T14:00:35.630+01:002009-05-29T14:00:35.630+01:00Iain, you know very well that this is a non issue....Iain, you know very well that this is a non issue.<br /><br />What did you want him to do? Simply pocket the cash instead like the other MEPs including the Tories? He didnt, instead using the money for a better office to serve his constituents. Is that something to comaplain about, i think not.<br /><br />Why don't you concentrate on the real dodgy ones like Kirkbride etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4009006476776086922009-05-29T13:26:50.239+01:002009-05-29T13:26:50.239+01:00I'm sure I recall hearing that you can't reclaim o...I'm sure I recall hearing that you can't reclaim only the actual cost of travel and that some MEP who tried to do so was actually hauled over the coals for making an "incorrect claim".<br /><br />Perhaps other wiser people can confirm?Roland Deschainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224091866358939619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61574188638971562692009-05-29T13:22:44.140+01:002009-05-29T13:22:44.140+01:00Didn't make personal gain? He is now leader of th...Didn't make personal gain? He is now leader of the LibDem party. A member of the Privvy Council and eventually will be Lord Clegg.<br /><br />All thanks to 'his office' bumming up his MEP activities and then getting a seat in Parliament.<br /><br />"cynical tactic of keeping politicians sweet" -- the EU do better than this and actually pay organisations like Greenpeace and WWF to lobby them. They then use this to say they are 'consulting' the public and that following Greenpeace, WWF etc etc policies are what the public want and say how democratic the EU is.<br /><br />A scam.<br /><br />WV is 'pussee' -- is this what Prescott calls Rosie Winterton?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72759226539285422632009-05-29T13:19:41.603+01:002009-05-29T13:19:41.603+01:00As Hannan explained on Question Time, or I thought...As Hannan explained on Question Time, or I thought he did, you could only receive the maximum. If you spent less, the EU still gave you the full money.<br /><br />If Clegg flew first class because of that, would he pass the smell test? Doubtful.<br /><br />I think he was between a rock & a hard place. I suppose he could have given it to charity, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-50123943086212119282009-05-29T13:18:05.498+01:002009-05-29T13:18:05.498+01:00Clegg admitted to this - he didn't need to. I have...Clegg admitted to this - he didn't need to. I have no problem accepting that Nick Clegg is relatively clean (he is just a clueless politician who should be trying to prepare his party to become the main opposition, but is instead playing the same old opportunist LibDem game).<br />Many major companies give per diem expenses, and many hard-up/scroogy employees take advantage.<br />This is just another distraction, wake me up when you have something to say about the bulk, lumpen Labour fraudsters.Dimotonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7014876687652871382009-05-29T13:11:53.400+01:002009-05-29T13:11:53.400+01:00You're wasting your time if you think anyone's gon...You're wasting your time if you think anyone's gonna get excited about someone ripping off the EU, particularly when it's something that Nigel Farrage admits to too, and everyone else would if asked.<br /><br />What both Farrage and Clegg appreciate and you clearly do not is that the British public see the whole EU as a total ripoff and if some of that comes back this way, then well and good.<br /><br />No one cares about ripping off the EU, indeed I suspect both Clegg and Farrage have polled evidence that the British public see it as a point in their favour that they're using EU resources to fund their party machine.God help us!!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22047060601185960322009-05-29T13:03:05.165+01:002009-05-29T13:03:05.165+01:00Nick Clegg is one to talk. Its people like him who...Nick Clegg is one to talk. Its people like him who give Liberal Democrats a bad name.<br /><br />Unfortunately I suffer from dailysex (dyslexia) and whenever I read Liberal Democrats I always see 'A Baldric Molester'. Now that stinks.<br /><br />More of Major Plonquer's wisdom <A HREF="http://plonquer.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>Major Plonquerhttp://plonquer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59541467561340365432009-05-29T13:00:16.509+01:002009-05-29T13:00:16.509+01:00@strapworld I got to where I was going and missed ...@strapworld I got to where I was going and missed the bit about telephone bills.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1992487470321816952009-05-29T12:49:50.273+01:002009-05-29T12:49:50.273+01:00If I did that at work I would get the sack - and d...If I did that at work I would get the sack - and deservedly so!! He most definitely does not pass the smell test - in fact this stinks !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4259674788218871682009-05-29T12:47:29.461+01:002009-05-29T12:47:29.461+01:00The flat rate distance based flying expenses may b...The flat rate distance based flying expenses may be going, but MEP's salaries are to be increased by 45% (in Sterling terms,) according to Nigel Farage on Question Time last night.A view from a Plebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210138472347506441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68699011150216905842009-05-29T12:37:03.249+01:002009-05-29T12:37:03.249+01:00And get a 45% pay rise in lieu.
Half the truth, I...And get a 45% pay rise in lieu.<br /><br />Half the truth, Iain, is as bad as no truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9779145721682707862009-05-29T12:36:51.873+01:002009-05-29T12:36:51.873+01:00And get a 45% pay rise in lieu.
Half the truth, I...And get a 45% pay rise in lieu.<br /><br />Half the truth, Iain, is as bad as no truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com