In this together? Neigh we are not George Osborne included a horses' paddock on his Commons expenses - Mirror Online
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[h=1]George Osborne secretly included a horses' paddock on his Commons expenses[/h]7 Dec 2012 00:00His outrageous claim for the land is exposed after experts demolished the Chancellor’s pretence that his brutal policies are fair.
Tory axeman George Osborne secretly included a field for a horse on his taxpayer-funded expenses.
His outrageous Commons claim for the piece of land is exposed after experts demolished the Chancellor’s pretence that his brutal policies are fair.
The poorest 40% lose more from cuts and tax rises in his crisis mini-budget than the richest 10%, the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies found.
It also found a £27billion black hole in his plans and boss Paul Johnson warned the NHS and pensioners – so far protected – could be in the firing line.
Mr Osborne, who earns £134,565 and has a £4million trust fund, said he was sharing the nation’s pain yesterday as he defended his Autumn Statement.
“I took a pay cut and froze my pay on taking this job,” he said.
But his claims that “we are all in this together” were ridiculed after documents showed the taxpayer-funded mortgage for his second home also covered the paddock.
Mr Osborne and author wife Frances bought the land with their exclusive Cheshire farmhouse for £455,000 in 2000, Land Registry documents show.
He extended a mortgage on his London home to pay for it but started claiming expenses towards the cost when he became an MP the following year.
In 2003 he took out a separate £450,000 mortgage on the house and land at Harrow Fold Farm, near Macclesfield, charging taxpayers the interest.
In all, the MP claimed up to £100,000 for the cost of the loan before selling the house and acre of land this year.
The Land Registry papers, unearthed by Channel 4’s Dispatches, show he got up to £1million – more than thought – from the sale.
He did not mention the paddock during a Commons inquiry which found he overclaimed for the mortgage.
Labour’s John Mann said he could face a tax investigation to see if the land was a “benefit in kind” and said he should give his £450,000 profit back to taxpayers.
“The millions of people across the country paying the price of George Osborne’s austerity measures will be appalled to learn they have been paying for him to have a paddock,” Mr Mann said.
“Mr Osborne clearly didn’t need it to discharge his parliamentary duties, which is what Commons expenses are supposed to cover.”
The Chancellor came under more pressure as a credit rating agency said *Britain’s AAA status was at risk because borrowing was so high.
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said the mini-budget meant a working family with children on £20,000 would lose £279 a year.
An aide of Mr Osborne said he had to buy the paddock with the house, even though it is registered separately rather than as one property.
“It was sold as one and had to be bought as one,” he said.
Yet Another School Shooting Possibly a bit late, but I only just saw...
DailyMisinformation wrote:
A Wyoming community college has been hit by a tragic murder-suicide after a man killed a teacher then himself in front of students in the classroom using some sort of 'bow-and-arrow-type' weapon.The killer had previously murdered a woman in the street about two miles away before storming into a science building on the campus of Casper College.
The classroom killing prompted a college-wide lockdown as police attempted to ensure that it did not spiral into yet another campus massacre.
Some people should definitely use less drugs. But others definitely should use a hell of a lot more.
Kind of absurd to be happy about the relatively few casualties this time, but... What the fuck? I think I'm incapable of understanding how shit like this can happen. Wasn't even a bloody Monday this time.
Vice interviews some thick as shit fascists…hilarity ensues: Now I know this is a biased interview and it seems hardly fair to interview cretins to make a political party look bad BUT..
Its the BNP..
Babes of the BNP | VICE
Try not to drink whilst you read this, it make squirt out your nose.12
mitt romney =/ getting somewhat concerned that this guy may actually be persident. wtf
SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters | Mother Jones1234
Tory child sex abuse ring Such abhorrent crime's, I hope the adults who were children at the time, get some sort of justice, if they can :hopeless:
It sounds as if the original investigations were not conducted appropriately, huge cover ups due to the positions of power the abusers were in and the police not investigating thoroughly enough
Lets hope this goes some way to help children now who are experiencing such abuse to make sure that their voices are heard, - unlike these people in the 60-70-80' s had.
Tory child sex abuse ring claim: Cameron races to control scandal
• PM's office unveils two inquiries into child sex abuse claim
• North Wales inquiry and police response to be reviewed
• As many as five child abuse inquiries 'imminent'
• Tom Watson praises PM but calls for wider investigation
The government is racing to stay ahead of the swirl of allegations about child abuse in the UK by announcing two further inquiries into an alleged abuse ring in north Wales in the 1970s and 1980s.
The first inquiry will look into the conduct of the original official inquiry into the child sex abuse ring and the second into the police handling of complaints at the time.
Faced by allegations that senior Conservative politicians may have been involved in the scandal at the time, David Cameron, while on an official visit to the Middle East, announced he would establish an urgent investigation into the conduct of the official inquiry held between 1996 and 2000.
In addition, the prime minister's spokesman in London said a separate inquiry will be held into the way in which the police handled the investigation.
The spokesman conceded as many as five different inquiries were now underway, or imminent, looking into aspects of child abuse.
The spokesman did not rule out an over-arching figure being asked to look at the lessons to be drawn from the inquiries now covering the BBC, the NHS, the police and government.
Tory child sex abuse ring claim: Cameron races to control scandal | Society | guardian.co.uk
Federal Government plans to bomb own people? BBC News - Drones set to share sky with domestic air traffic
I can think of no other reason why an armed drone would patrol the skies over the USA. Can you?
Protests still occurring You could say this one is 3 years late as the original action was prevented by arresting all the people who intended to carry it out (and the prosecution of whom later ended in fiasco as the undercover Cop switched sides and offered to testify on behalf of the protesters);-
BBC News - West Burton EDF power station protesters arrested
Keep them generators in working order, you might be needing them for more than free parties...
Fuck Nick Griffin and the BNP Good stuff
[h=1]Police investigate Griffin after BNP leader reveals gay couple's address[/h]
Police investigate Griffin after BNP leader reveals gay couple's address - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
fucking cunt12
Greens finally realise public image is important…. BBC News - Natalie Bennett elected new Green Party leader in England and Wales
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Natalie Bennett elected new Green Party leader in England and Wales
Natalie Bennett says Green Party offers a 'different kind of economy'
Natalie Bennett has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party for England and Wales.
The Australian-born journalist beat three other candidates to the position in a poll of Green Party members.
The new leader takes over from Caroline Lucas who was elected as the Greens' first MP in 2010 and remains the most high-profile figure in the party.
Ms Lucas stood down to focus on her duties as an MP and "give other people the opportunity to get well known".
Ms Bennett has worked for a number of publications and is a former editor of Guardian Weekly, which she left to focus on writing and politics.
She defeated three other candidates - Peter Cranie, Romayne Phoenix and Pippa Bartolotti - in a vote of just over 3,000 English and Welsh Green Party members.
Jon Stewart mocks ‘Dirty Harry’ Clint should remember to take his altzheimer medicine rather than stand on stage trying to speak to a chair;
August 31, 2012 - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Full Episode Video | Comedy Central
This thread could have been posted in Humor section, but since it is a political event it fits here and it does have dark and sinister undertone that cant be taken as a joke...there is campaign filled with pure lies against Obama and thats far too serious. It need to be met with a counter campaign with humor and pointing out that 'Goebels and friends' have done this before and this time around we are ready to meet this stupidity....
Ehh Hitler Clothing!?!
Rajesh Shah claimed he had not named his store after the most reviled dictator in modern history but his partner’s grandfather who was known as 'Hitler’ for his strict manner.
He had only become aware of the Nazi leader after searching the name on the internet.
India’s Jewish community condemn 'Hitler’ clothes shop
no comments rather than lol
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