http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=5969 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:12:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=5969#post-16467 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:10:02 +0000 PluckyMunky 16467@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thank you very much, Mr JP. xxx </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=5969#post-16452 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:07:53 +0000 jp1885 16452@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nice rewrite! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=5969#post-16387 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:55:53 +0000 PluckyMunky 16387@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Lords and members have been encouraged to 'take what money they need, according to their consciences'. The boxes will be topped up half-hourly.</p> <p>'Now that we have made sleaze a thing of the past,' said David Cameron, 'it is time for us to treat Lords and members with the respect they deserve as honest, principled and unselfish people'. </p> <p>‘In the end,’ said Mr Cameron, ‘it will save us so much money. We can close the administrative departments that monitor Lords’ and members’ expenses and allow self-regulation. There is no doubt that the public trusts politicians and I am pleased that they trust me so much. And, to some degree, My Podgy Chancellor. Mr Clegg is also doing his best.'</p> <p>Lords and members were generally supportive of this new, money-saving feature. One, Conservative MP, who preferred to remain anonymous, for modesty reasons, said: ‘I feel so relieved that I can now redecorate my estate, in order to help my council house constituents. It gives them the appropriate aspirations they need and demonstrates how the small man can achieve greatness, if they get of their fat backsides and work.’</p> <p>A Labour Lord noted that: ‘this is one of those rare moments when I agree with the Tories. ‘No one, at the House of Westminster, needs to be monitored. We are not children or common people. Serving the people is high maintenance and those people should realize that we have more to do that worry about cash – especially in these difficult economic times.’</p> <p>A trial run of the scheme indicated that the money box may need to be topped up more frequently. 'This is the price the country has to pay, for drastic cuts' Said the Prime Minister. </p>