Thursday, June 18, 2009
The SF phantoms at the expenses trough
Lots of fuss on the blacking out of parts of MPs expenses claims, including addresses of ‘second homes’.
Some MPs say this is necessary for their personal security, and this might just be the case for one or two of them, such as Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. Knowing exactly where they live in London could be useful information for violent idiots.
Living in London of course when they have (in the words of the official legal declaration they both signed) to ‘stay overnight from my only or main home for the purposes of performing my duties as a Member of Parliament’.
Oh wait, Sinn Fein MPs Adams and McGuinness have never taken the oath as MPs and have never attended Parliament for a second since they were elected. Nor have the other three Sinn Fein MPs.
McGuinness claims a rent of 1800 quid a month and Adams a rent of 1800 quid a month. This is apparently for the same flat in London, a fair rent for which would apparently be 1400 quid a month for the whole property.
All five Sinn Fein MPs pay rent to the same landlord in North London.
Slugger O’Toole is on the case as this posting from way back in May 2009 shows, and this for 18th June.
This is a bit more incendiary than a duckhouse, surely.
Some MPs say this is necessary for their personal security, and this might just be the case for one or two of them, such as Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. Knowing exactly where they live in London could be useful information for violent idiots.
Living in London of course when they have (in the words of the official legal declaration they both signed) to ‘stay overnight from my only or main home for the purposes of performing my duties as a Member of Parliament’.
Oh wait, Sinn Fein MPs Adams and McGuinness have never taken the oath as MPs and have never attended Parliament for a second since they were elected. Nor have the other three Sinn Fein MPs.
McGuinness claims a rent of 1800 quid a month and Adams a rent of 1800 quid a month. This is apparently for the same flat in London, a fair rent for which would apparently be 1400 quid a month for the whole property.
All five Sinn Fein MPs pay rent to the same landlord in North London.
Slugger O’Toole is on the case as this posting from way back in May 2009 shows, and this for 18th June.
This is a bit more incendiary than a duckhouse, surely.
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