Holy Hana! Can they make it any worse?

British MP and now ex Speaker of the House Michael Martin resigned today in disgrace over his mishandling of the MP expense scandal. The growing contempt the British public have for the politicians took another hit when it was announced that Mr. Martin, the first Speaker in over 300 years to be pushed out of [...]

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Wanted: Basic accounting skills

Another UK MP bit the dust today. Labour MP David Chaytor was suspended for submitting claims for a phantom mortgage. Sounds familiar? You are right, Labour MP Elliot Morely was suspended for the same accounting errors. Chaytor has been received nearly £13,000 for a mortgage paid off in 2004. He issued this statement: In respect [...]

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You have to admire their humility

Ah, the whiff of scandal drifting across the Atlantic! Smell that? It’s the compost from the UK House of Parliament as the expenses scandal keeps hitting the fan. The right to be reimbursed for reasonable expenses should not be questioned. It’s the egregious abuse of the expense system that has the British Isles in an [...]

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At least our politicians don’t expect us to clean their moats

If you are a follower of British politics, you will be aware of how the current government is circling the drain. Nothing less than a full blown miracle from the heavens will stop them from being devastated in the next elections. In a previous post, I wrote they were writing the definitive manual on how [...]

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Um… er .. well actually you can

I’ve been watching the governmental farce known as the British Labour Party in the UK. They seem to be intent upon writing the definitive manual on how not to govern and it has been highly entertaining. Their disgraceful handling of the Gurkhas, who have loyally served in the British army, brings to mind vintage Monty [...]

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