tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post7205245540426309090..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Cos They Had a Bad DayIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47143670878470741622009-06-26T11:03:33.814+01:002009-06-26T11:03:33.814+01:00@ Paul Halsall
"For Labour MPs to claim for ...@ Paul Halsall<br /><br />"For Labour MPs to claim for private health care is just awful"<br /><br />OK. So how do you feel about Labour MPs sending their children to private schools - or 'Public Schools'? How about those who choose to send their children out of normal catchment areas to 'better' State schools?Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42491198045698013772009-06-25T17:58:03.350+01:002009-06-25T17:58:03.350+01:00If they did charge private healthcare to expenses,...If they did charge private healthcare to expenses, I agree that is disgusting.<br /><br />As a Person with Aids, I depend on the NHS, and I find it truly excellent. For Labour MPs to claim for private health care is just awful.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21828068399887466322009-06-25T15:25:12.647+01:002009-06-25T15:25:12.647+01:00Brian Moylan said...
If you are in this gov'...<i>Brian Moylan said... </i><br /><br />If you are in this gov't then yes, otherwise no.Yak40https://www.blogger.com/profile/10391635243252561168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-330520097278469382009-06-25T14:40:36.220+01:002009-06-25T14:40:36.220+01:00This is better than an Agatha Christie plot.... A ...This is better than an Agatha Christie plot.... A property maintained at taxpayer expense which is not occupied is stolen from the thieves who stole it first by other thieves who actually have not got round to stealing it yet 'cos they have to fill in an Equality and Diversity Assessment first.<br /><br />and it's all within the rules. Help,can I move to a different reality please?Sargenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46784639944772369622009-06-25T13:26:02.212+01:002009-06-25T13:26:02.212+01:00You mean this hypocrites didn't use the NHS li...You mean this hypocrites didn't use the NHS like the rest of us are supposed to? Well, I'm shocked. I'm nearly as shocked as I was when I read about Labour ministers and MPs sending their children to private schools.Dr Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176521760477086914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61208449141112487512009-06-25T11:49:04.261+01:002009-06-25T11:49:04.261+01:00For some reason I wasn't surprised at the expe...For some reason I wasn't surprised at the expense scamming. Even the private health wasn't a surprise as I can remember the 70's socialist telling us wealth was evil while sitting in their large pretend farms. However the EDMO was a real shock. The state can come along and take away your property because they don't like what you are doing with it!!?! It's none of their f!!!!!g business. The Toies should be drawing up a long list of laws for immediate repeal.GHSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42896542984503313082009-06-25T11:41:52.957+01:002009-06-25T11:41:52.957+01:00The private medical care allegedly relates to a me...The private medical care allegedly relates to a member of staff. Embarrassing but not fatal probably. The repossession of the house is more damaging-a case of the Baroness Uddin's perhaps? She is allegedly under police investigation and given that precedent the Police would presumably have to look at this too.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8150363367975079232009-06-25T11:33:56.277+01:002009-06-25T11:33:56.277+01:00More expensesgate and mixed reviews for Bercow<a href="http://thatsnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/thursday-morning-more-expensesgate.html" rel="nofollow">More expensesgate and mixed reviews for Bercow</a>Thats Newshttp://thatsnews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49668951602338336272009-06-25T11:33:36.049+01:002009-06-25T11:33:36.049+01:00You forgot to mention it was for a "New Consu...You forgot to mention it was for a "New Consultation" - which means that couldn't wait, not that there was some expert that was best for her.javelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685858339910528013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86108532582743040032009-06-25T11:18:49.883+01:002009-06-25T11:18:49.883+01:00Sorry to pour cold water on such a delightful stor...Sorry to pour cold water on such a delightful story, but the first stage of the process is for the council to apply for an Interim order, which involves making contact with the owners and telling them to make use of the property.<br /><br />As for fixed-term parliaments, even better would be to elect 1/5th of the seats on a fixed day each year (and let's move voting to Sundays to encourage turnout). That way they'd have to be consistently good to stay in power, not just offer bribes before elections (quantum help us with next year's pre-election budget)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-45304171977903225472009-06-25T10:48:51.170+01:002009-06-25T10:48:51.170+01:00Blogger arrested for death threats on judges<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/24/new.jersey.blogger.arrest/index.html" rel="nofollow">Blogger arrested for death threats on judges</a>Simon Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189501697856123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7320430509875036032009-06-25T10:42:36.556+01:002009-06-25T10:42:36.556+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Simon Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189501697856123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44125158647359129982009-06-25T10:20:33.277+01:002009-06-25T10:20:33.277+01:00The reason that we now have laws on the statute bo...The reason that we now have laws on the statute book such as the power to seize private property is because we have abandoned Anglo Saxon Common Law ( innocent until proven guilty) and gradually replaced it with European Napoleanic law ( guilty until proved innocent)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-28950802107984531482009-06-25T10:15:12.160+01:002009-06-25T10:15:12.160+01:00Waugh doesn't actually say "that the LibD...Waugh doesn't actually say "that the LibDem candidate is better placed." <br /><br />He says "Ann Keen's Lib Dem opponent for Brentford... has a good chance of taking the seat" (The context suggests that this might be how the candidate has presented themselves rather than neccessarily Waugh's careful analysis.<br /><br />This is probably technically true looking at the UK polling data -if the tories run a bad campaign, their vote collapses etc, local factors kick in and the Lib Dems run a really good camapign and put the type of spij seen here about then they could just win it. However, the Tories are in second place and would be pest placed to win if the swing reflects national trends. <br /><br />Clever and typical Lib Dem spinning.Dave Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67197559663953840562009-06-25T10:05:40.284+01:002009-06-25T10:05:40.284+01:00Like everything else,this law needs to be used wit...Like everything else,this law needs to be used with some sense.I'm not knocking it because it was used properly a few streets away to sell a derelict empty house which had been an eyesore and a nuisance to neighbours for over 20 years.Why it was threatened in this case I cannot imagine.bergennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78972652441845611762009-06-25T09:50:26.402+01:002009-06-25T09:50:26.402+01:00As I explained recently on my blog, every MP is en...As I explained recently on my blog, every MP is entitled to get the taxpayer to fund private healthcare bills, in the same way that they can use parliamentary allowances to top-up their pensions, pay staff bonuses (including to family members) and cover any legal costs if they get into a court dispute with an employee.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/05/21/mp-expenses-reforms-what-mps-are-still-hiding-from-you/" rel="nofollow">Have a read of this if you don't believe me!</a>Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31365482410164950382009-06-25T09:23:08.662+01:002009-06-25T09:23:08.662+01:00Regardless of who they are the situation with thei...Regardless of who they are the situation with their house is simply theft by the state. And no one, not least a tory blogger, should take joy in this.<br /><br />Larry Flint once said of the Bill of Rights "If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, it will protect all of you."<br /><br />If the state can take our property without compensation because it is unused for 7 months then what is to stop them reducing it to 2 weeks? Or even 2 days?<br /><br />Gvt introduce the Proceeds of Crime act. It allows them to remove cash and belongings they think came from crime. The other month a Welsh man calls the police when he is being burgled. Police turn up but burglar has made off. On searching the house they find the man's life savings in a shoe box. Unable to provide reciepts for a lifetime of 10 pound notes the police take it as Proceeds of Crime until the man can prove otherwise.<br /><br />Uncle Joe would have been proud.RfShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222230991354683712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67636621976523625902009-06-25T09:02:28.632+01:002009-06-25T09:02:28.632+01:00Why is anyone the least bit suprised about a Labou...Why is anyone the least bit suprised about a Labour health minister having private medical treatment.<br /><br />Remember, this is the party composed of the likes of Diane Abbott. For years she screamed abuse at Tories who had their children privately educated, yet when she had to make a decision, she made the same choice.<br /><br />No twinge of guilt, no comeback from her constituents, just shameless socialist hypocrisy.john millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-73183671065779941722009-06-25T08:38:29.257+01:002009-06-25T08:38:29.257+01:00For the political mood in B&I, go to chiswickw...For the political mood in B&I, go to chiswickw4.com and brentfordtw8.com and scroll past all the posts about people needing new cleaners, etc. The population has been utterly sick of Keen (or K££n as they call her) for years. And Hounslow, the London borough in which B&I is located, went Conservative for the first time in 2006. I am virtually certain that it will be a Conservative gain - it was Tory up until '97.PSJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25749844747634324892009-06-25T08:16:27.576+01:002009-06-25T08:16:27.576+01:00Iain,
The Keens have long been a disgrace and reg...Iain,<br /><br />The Keens have long been a disgrace and regarded as troughers of the worst kind. Makes one nostalgic - almost - for the days of Barney Hayhoe though not Nirj Deva.LiberlaHammernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31438205613447289192009-06-25T08:07:43.220+01:002009-06-25T08:07:43.220+01:00I hope this is one of many pieces of legislation t...I hope this is one of many pieces of legislation that the new Conservative Government will scrap as soon as it comes to power.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234085314662011091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11166078398202168172009-06-25T07:57:55.614+01:002009-06-25T07:57:55.614+01:00Well it shows how the second home allowance is bei...Well it shows how the second home allowance is being abused.<br /><br />IF this was their main residence, why are they not living in it?<br /><br />Since the "second" home is obviously where they live, why are they allowed to claim any money towards its running?<br /><br />This is even worse than jackboots box-room at her sister's.<br /><br />This is a blatant misuse of public funds.JMTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-12943815248532634572009-06-25T07:55:08.156+01:002009-06-25T07:55:08.156+01:00Andrew Dakers is LibDem Councillor for Brentford a...Andrew Dakers is LibDem Councillor for Brentford and Liberal Democrat Group Leader - but there are only 2 of them on the Council! Don't know where the idea of a LibDem win has come from - never heard of them round here? <br /><br />But then we have never heard from Ann Keen and I have only lived in her constituency for 13 years ... We all thought the Keens would be top of the Telegraphs list so have been very surprised at the silence.DianaClaridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667313218670911193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44700441317363256732009-06-25T07:39:44.204+01:002009-06-25T07:39:44.204+01:00Ah Mr Moylan, you already speak as one in oppositi...Ah Mr Moylan, you already speak as one in opposition. And, tell the truth now, don't you really prtefer it. Yoy can hope all you want to and there's no need to DO anything. The despicable Tories can do things. And they will, my good fellow. Be assured they will.Fergus Pickeringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64180857456227154602009-06-25T02:43:09.392+01:002009-06-25T02:43:09.392+01:00I hope I am not "filth" to be "remo...I hope I am not "filth" to be "removed".<br />But probably to you, I am.<br />But I have known for a long time that for you, to the right-wing, I am exactly that; the evidence is in your "policies" :)<br />And that's why I'm in the Labour Party; hope.Brian Moylanhttp://www.brianmoylan.info/blog.php?blogid=159noreply@blogger.com