Blogs Posts on "Expenses"

Echoblowcation: Nota Bene #2009-41 by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 18, 2009A few things for you NB readers: 1. NB is now numbered by year-issue instead of marked by date; 2. NB will continue to be issued weekly, but not necessarily on Monday night/Tuesday morning; 3. I liked last week’s format (quoted line from source...

The rules every MP has broken by Complete and Utter Zebu on Nov 17, 2009“Everything I did was within the rules.” Bleat, bleat, bleat. “It’s not me, it’s the system.” Zebu, Zebu, Zebu. MP after MP has uttered a variant of these pathetic excuses, whining that their own expense claims did not infringe the 36-pag...

Gordon Brown’s Christmas charity appeal by Complete and Utter Zebu on Nov 14, 2009As Christmas is approaching, we thought we should mark the season. Given the growing number of MPs opposing reform of “the system” that they blamed for getting themselves into so much hot water this year, we thought a charity appeal on be...

MPs – they only have themselves to blame by Complete and Utter Zebu on Nov 13, 2009Many MPs have blamed “the system” for the mess they find themselves in over expenses. They give the impression that what Gordon Brown called “the biggest parliamentary scandal for two centuries” appeared from out of the blue. If only they’d...

Budgeting For A Baby by May vision of You be the death of me. on Nov 6, 2009I’m not much of a planner, but I like to be prepared. Does that make sense? Doesn’t matter. That’s how I am. Maybe I need to plan somethings but not everything. Well, now that we are pregnant and have our first baby on the...

Expenses Scandal by Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley on Oct 30, 2009People have been asking why, under pressure from such notorious trouble-makers as Drayton Parslow, we have not adopted a similar policy to the MPs and appointed someone to go through the Druids' expenses for the last few years. The suggestion is th...

Spousal (expense) abuse by Malc in the Burgh on Oct 29, 2009Just a thought.Remember when the expenses scandal broke? How the Scottish Parliament made itself look morally superior to its Westminster counterpart, emphasising how the expenses system at Holyrood is transparent, open and accountable?BBC News last...

MPs Kanye West Kelly's Expense Review by Crust Of The Grouch on Oct 28, 2009If your not familiar with the joke linkYo Kelly. I'm really happy for you, I'm going to let you finish, but we had one of the best scams of all time.....

10 Ways Your Association Can Lower Expenses & Save Right Now! by Business Articles - everything you want to know on Oct 28, 2009Due to the poor economy, the foreclosure crisis and a growing amount of owner delinquencies, community associations are considering ways to lower their expenses in ways that would not be considered before. Today, Boards are open to lowering their ove...