Bolitics The New Condem Government

[Xann]

Jonny Depp?

 

Don't you know anything?

 

It's Waylon Jennings.

 

[chrisp65]

Charlie Manson?

[MakemineVanilla]

Fear not, the Messiah is among us, and his message has started to capture the hearts of the people.

 

 

The overreaction to Brand's comments says far more about the state of things than what he actually expressed himself.

 

It seems that the establishment see any dissent as a threat and are determined to ridicule anyone who dares to express anything other than the platitudes of the ideology.

 

If they think Brand is a threat who needs dealing with, then how fearful must they be about revolutionary thought flourishing?

 

For the revolution to take place there needs to be a disaffected educated middle-class and the high rate of unemployment amongst graduates surely must risk creating one.  

[Risso]

Fear not, the Messiah is among us, and his message has started to capture the hearts of the people.

 

 

I just watched that Brand interview with Paxman.  That's 10 minutes of my life I won't be getting back.  Are people really getting excited about somebody spouting sub A Level politics drivel?  And Brand wasn't much better.

[drat01]

The last few days I have seen real life examples of the impact that the totally vindictive and money (profit) driven cuts to elderly care are having.

 

All I can say is you are a "bastard" Gvmt and anyone who supports them and their vile attacks on the elderly and weakest in society hang your heads in shame

[MakemineVanilla]

 

Fear not, the Messiah is among us, and his message has started to capture the hearts of the people.

 

 

I just watched that Brand interview with Paxman.  That's 10 minutes of my life I won't be getting back.  Are people really getting excited about somebody spouting sub A Level politics drivel?  And Brand wasn't much better.

 

 

Saturday's Daily Mail had a double-page article attacking him.

[Kingfisher]

Fear not, the Messiah is among us, and his message has started to capture the hearts of the people.

I just watched that Brand interview with Paxman. That's 10 minutes of my life I won't be getting back. Are people really getting excited about somebody spouting sub A Level politics drivel? And Brand wasn't much better.

Saturday's Daily Mail had a double-page article attacking him.

They would.

[MakemineVanilla]

 

 

 

Fear not, the Messiah is among us, and his message has started to capture the hearts of the people.

I just watched that Brand interview with Paxman. That's 10 minutes of my life I won't be getting back. Are people really getting excited about somebody spouting sub A Level politics drivel? And Brand wasn't much better.

 

Saturday's Daily Mail had a double-page article attacking him.

 

They would.

 

 

But if the Daily Mail hate him, he can't be all bad!

[AVFCforever1991]

 

 

 

 

Fear not, the Messiah is among us, and his message has started to capture the hearts of the people.

I just watched that Brand interview with Paxman. That's 10 minutes of my life I won't be getting back. Are people really getting excited about somebody spouting sub A Level politics drivel? And Brand wasn't much better.

 

Saturday's Daily Mail had a double-page article attacking him.

 

They would.

 

 

But if the Daily Mail hate him, he can't be all bad!

 

 

I'm sure if he had praised the government, he'd probably be a DM editor by now...

[Avfc96]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2486858/MPs-including-Ed-Miliband-Nick-Clegg-energy-bills-paid-expenses.html

 

 

 

They're STILL at it... Hundreds of MPs - including Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg - get their energy bills paid on expenses

• Politicians claimed a total of £200,000 on expenses for gas and electricity
• 340 MPs have taken advantage of the perk, while many struggle to pay bills
• Ed Miliband claimed £403.59 for fuel, Nick Clegg claimed £254.29
• Highest claimer was Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi, who charged £5,822.27

By TAMARA COHEN, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

PUBLISHED: 23:55, 3 November 2013 | UPDATED: 08:19, 4 November 2013

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Hundreds of MPs – including Ed Miliband – have together claimed a total of £200,000 on expenses to pay their energy bills.

Politicians have claimed up to £6,000 each for gas and electricity in their second homes, leaving hard-pressed taxpayers to pick up the bill.

Some 340 MPs, some of them multi-millionaires, have taken advantage of the perk at a time when many people are struggling to pay rising utility bills.

Even Labour leader Mr Miliband, who has attacked the Government over spiralling costs, claimed £403.59 for fuel at his constituency home in Doncaster.

 

 

Claims: Ed Miliband, who has attacked the Government over spiralling costs, claimed £403.59 for fuel at his constituency home, while Nick Clegg claimed £254.29 for gas and electricity

 

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claimed £254.29 for electricity and gas in his Sheffield constituency home, but David Cameron and George Osborne did not take advantage of the privilege.

The highest claimer was Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi, who charged the public £5,822.27 for power at his £1million constituency home in the year to March. 

Eight of the top ten claims are from Tory MPs. Northern Ireland minister Andrew Robathan claimed £4,586, international development minister Alan Duncan claimed £3,998.06 and education minister Liz Truss claimed £2,579.67. 

 

Former Labour ministers Peter Hain and Dame Margaret Beckett were both in the top five, with bills of £4,571 and £3,960 respectively.

The revelation brings back memories of the 2009 expenses scandal when MPs and peers were revealed to have exploited parliamentary allowances to subsidise their lifestyles in multiple homes. 

Mr Duncan, who was shadow Leader of the House during the 2009 scandal, was demoted by David Cameron after he was secretly filmed saying MPs were being made to live ‘on rations’ and had been treated ‘like ****’.

All the claims are within parliamentary rules, which allow MPs to claim up to £20,100 in expenses for second homes – having been granted a £100 rise in April. 

But they come at a time of heightened tensions over rising fuel bills. The average dual fuel bill is set to hit £1,400 this winter as four of the Big Six energy firms – British Gas, nPower, Scottish Power and SSE – introduce inflation-busting price hikes of an average of 9.1 per cent.

Bills of more than £1,000 were submitted by 41 MPs, while another 78 made claims for at least £500 for their second homes. Some 310 MPs did not claim anything.

Shadow transport minister Mary Creagh claimed £2,182, while culture secretary Maria Miller asked for £2,011. 

Stratford-upon-Avon MP Mr Zahawi, who founded the polling firm YouGov, is seen as a rising Tory star and sits on David Cameron’s policy board. He and his wife Lana run a riding school and their second home is set in 31 acres. They also have a £5million London home. 

The bills were revealed in documents filed to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority between April 2012 and March 2013. MPs claimed £23million in personal expenses over this period. Under new rules since 2010, MPs are allowed to make claims on their second homes for gas and electricity, as well as rent, hotel stays, council tax, service charges and their phone and internet. But campaigners said constituents would feel outraged that well-off MPs were claiming for their fuel bills when voters are struggling. 

Labour MP John Mann, who has not submitted any claims, said: ‘There will be people including pensioners who can’t afford to heat their homes who will be furious to find out that MPs who can afford to pay them are putting in such high claims.’ 

Referring to a remark made recently by a Number 10 aide, he added: ‘Perhaps the MPs who have submitted claims should start wearing thicker jumpers.’

 

Expense: Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi, pictured right with Prime Minister David Cameron, claimed £5,822.27. Mr Cameron did not make a claim for his energy bills

 

Neil Jordan-Duncan of the National Pensioners Convention said: ‘Pensioners will be disgusted at how out of touch many MPs are, when many older people have to choose between heating and eating.’ 

And Clare Welton of the campaign group Fuel Poverty Action said: ‘It is little wonder that many MPs have done nothing to tackle fuel poverty in this country when they are immune from the price hikes by the profit-hungry Big Six energy companies.’ 

Mr Miliband’s spokesman said he had made ‘a legitimate claim’.

 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2486858/MPs-including-Ed-Miliband-Nick-Clegg-energy-bills-paid-expenses.html#ixzz2jhGF39sF 
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Absolute rocket polishers.

[chrisp65]

The idea of second homes and associated claimable expenses was adopted to help open access to life as a parliamentarian to all. A good sound idea, to ensure being an MP was not the preserve of the rich, has been taken and throttled until it reflects so badly on all MP's that very few decent people would ever want to associate with them anyway.

[drat01]

Have to smirk at the bias that the Daily Mail tries to put on their report there. While the subject matter obviously covers all parties they try and paint the Labour party as the "bad boys". The Mail really is a shitty newspaper

[mockingbird_franklin]

Meanwhile, Whilst multimillionaire MP"S claim thousands in heating expenses from the taxpayer, the thin edge of the wedge, proposals to take some of your home equity in return for benefits.

 

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3912171.ece?CMP=SOC-appshare-iphonetto-tw-ios-1.6

 

Jobless may lose share of home in return for benefits

Michael Savage Chief Political Correspondent

Last updated at 12:01AM, November 4 2013

 

Unemployed homeowners will have to give a stake of the equity in their home to the State in return for help in paying their mortgage, under a plan favoured by ministers.

The move would break new ground in funding the welfare state and could save millions of pounds. Under the proposals, unemployed homeowners who qualify for the scheme would be given indefinite help paying the interest on their mortgage. The State would recoup some of the money when the claimant died or sold their property.

 

So they want some of your home equity in return for paying the interest on you mortgage whilst you are unemployed, maybe they should do the same for all the payments made towards the second homes by the tax payer.... oh hold on, I'm forgetting what a bunch of hypocrites MP's are

 

If this comes in how long before it's extended to other benefits, can see it now, yes you can have a pension, but we'll take any payments back out of your house equity when you die, You claimed 4 weeks sickness benefit, that's £380 of your house we now own

Edited November 4, 2013 by mockingbird_franklin

[AVFCforever1991]

Have to smirk at the bias that the Daily Mail tries to put on their report there. While the subject matter obviously covers all parties they try and paint the Labour party as the "bad boys". The Mail really is a shitty newspaper

 

Bit too much of a compliment tbh.

[tonyh29]

Nem eri meg

Edited November 4, 2013 by tonyh29

[mockingbird_franklin]

DWP to start to make sick and disabled benefit claiments jump through more hoops, Experience of the changes so far made to "help" those on disability benefits sure as hell point to this being designed to do anything but "help" the sick and disabled.

 

Press release

Pilot schemes to help people on sickness benefits back to work

 

Organisation:

Department for Work & Pensions

Page history: Published 4 November 2013 Policy: Helping people to find and stay in work Topics: Employment and Welfare

People on sickness benefits will be required to have regular meetings with healthcare professionals to help them with their barriers to work.

People on sickness benefits will be required to have regular meetings with healthcare professionals to help them address their barriers to work – or face losing their benefits – in a two-year pilot scheme in central England which begins in November.

Around 3,000 people in the work-related activity group for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) living in the Black Country, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Staffordshire and Shropshire will take part in the scheme.

People involved in the pilot – who have all been assessed as being able to work at some point in the future – will have regular appointments with healthcare professionals as a condition of receiving their benefit, to focus on helping them move closer to being able to get a job.

The pilot will compare the help given by healthcare professionals to 2 other pilot schemes offering employment-focussed support to see which is most effective at helping people off sickness benefits and into work.

One in southern England (Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, Surrey and Sussex, Thames Valley, Greater Wessex and Gloucestershire and West of England) will give enhanced support from Jobcentre Plus. The other in North East England (Durham and Tees Valley, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and North East Yorkshire and the Humber) will see Work Programme providers increasing the help they give to people on sickness benefits.

Employment Minister Esther McVey said:

It’s really important we give people who are disabled or have a health condition the support they need to get into work if they are able. Traditionally, this help has tended to be work-related, but this pilot will look at whether a more holistic approach is more successful in helping people to manage their conditions and so break down their barriers to work.

The regular discussions with healthcare professionals – which will be provided by Ingeus UK – will not replace someone’s GP, but can promote health support and help a claimant to re-engage with their GP if they are struggling to adapt to their condition. They will also signpost claimants to activities and information to help them manage their condition to improve their readiness for getting a job, and work with local services to provide a holistic approach to health interventions.

More information

The pilots will begin in November 2013 and will run until August 2016. They will involve people on ESA in the work-related activity group who it is hoped would be able to return to work in 18 to 24 month’s time. People will be selected to take part in the trial on a random basis.

The Health Care Professional-led pilot uses funding from the European Social Fund.

Ingeus UK Ltd have been awarded the contract to provide healthcare professionals for the pilot following an open tendering process.

In total, around 8,300 people are expected to take part in the 3 pilots.

Edited November 4, 2013 by mockingbird_franklin

[mockingbird_franklin]

The idea of second homes and associated claimable expenses was adopted to help open access to life as a parliamentarian to all. A good sound idea, to ensure being an MP was not the preserve of the rich, has been taken and throttled until it reflects so badly on all MP's that very few decent people would ever want to associate with them anyway.

I quite like this take on our MP's

 

Revelation – MPs’ standards are doubling every year in the UK

04 Monday Nov 2013

Posted by Tom Pride

 

The House of Commons Standards Committee has revealed that the standards of sitting MPs’ from all parties are doubling every year – with a marked acceleration in the rate of MPs’ double standards since the coalition came to power.

The unsurprising revelations come not long after it was revealed that 340 MPs are claiming expenses from the taxpayer for their energy bills to heat second homes – with one claiming £5,822.

Experts say double standards have now become the norm in the UK for most people in public life – but are especially noticeable in politicians, journalists and senior banking executives.

[drat01]

Even more examples of how they take the piss. This time Gvmt ministers use tax payers monies to pay the local Tory party!! - report from the ToryGraph !!

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10424277/Ministers-boost-local-party-incomes-with-rental-payments.html

[CarewsEyebrowDesigner]

We need to get angry. We need to do something about this **** disgraceful situation.

 

Not now, though.  At the weekend, maybe. After the football, mind. Between football and Strictly, preferably. Well, I might order a curry around 6, so really I've only got an hour or so..

[Kingfisher]

A UCL report has found immigration has made a 'remarkably strong' contribution to the UK economy since 2000.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24813467