[BNM] [OT] Who's MP is the most expensive?

[Chris Billett]

I for one am in favour of all the recent bullshit, because it just  
makes Have I Got News For You even funnier.

On 18 Jun 2009, at 17:52, tomdussek at hotmail.com wrote:

> (Dons waders....)
>
> So, you revolutionaries who are also beneficiaries of free education
> that talks quite a lot about heroes like the Tollpuddle Martyrs, Nye
> Bevan et al (rather than educating us 'not to question'), a social
> security system that does its best to catch you when you fall, a  
> police
> force that generally keeps you safe*, bin collection, lit streets,  
> safe
> and plentiful food, and lots of general Good Things that you get from
> being lucky enough to not have been born somewhere less fortunate,  
> what
> and how do you suggest we change? I do hope you all voted at the
> European election. What's your view on PR - would that help or hinder?
> Basically, before you make bizarre comparisons with a theocracy that  
> is
> accused of vote rigging, what are your real, thought out, proper
> proposals? Or is it just Che t-shirts and banners reading "We're  
> everso
> cross, because The Telegraph has told us to be"?
>
> Tom Dussek
>
> *Recent events excepted
>
>
> PC Help Brighton wrote:
>> Warning: RANT coming up.
>>
>> Who wants to join me in a civil war? The subdued Iranians are  
>> lining the streets of Tehran, because they reckon their elections  
>> were fixed.
>>
>> Hang on a minute.. Did anyone actually remember voting for our  
>> prime minister either? voting for our MP's? Shouldn't we be doing  
>> the same..
>>
>> They literally get away with murder.. illegal wars in Iraq for  
>> example (costing us (the tax payer) Billions).. and they have been  
>> getting away with scams and injustice for 1000's of years..
>>
>> We are born into this system of Government and 'educated' that we  
>> should do what they say..without question..
>>
>> This system has been around for far too long.. and like many  
>> organisations that have been around for too long, has become  
>> complacent.
>>
>> Mr. Brown and his chums are starting to face the reality that we  
>> live in an information age. Knowledge is power.. and more and more  
>> knowledge that would be traditionally kept under wraps is now  
>> public domain thanks to email internet, press, radio TV telephone  
>> etc..
>>
>> Now the truth seems to be coming out, slowly but surely..
>>
>> So put on your Che t-shirts and lets form an army! or at least  
>> spread some free-thinking words..
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Wayne Douglas
>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:07 PM
>> To: Brighton New Media
>> Subject: Re: [BNM] [OT] Who's MP is the most expensive?
>>
>>
>> that's not bad really - bit of a bargain - I mean - they to have a
>> house in their home town and in landan - because - well who the f*ck
>> wants to do that horrible commute every day? like - no one _actually_
>> does that do they? and it's not like you'd want to sit on those
>> horrible trains with the hoi polloi anyway. jesus h - next stop on
>> that horrible train of thought is getting in a public taxi and  
>> sacking
>> the chauffeur.
>>
>> And they contribute soooooooo much to society - like - well - look at
>> all the wonderful archetecture that's been opposed and rejected here
>> in Brighton - all of that stiffling opposition isn't easy you know.
>> Someone has to stand up for us serfs up there in the landan and make
>> our voices heard. And they should do it on a breeze of luxury and
>> wanton consumerism damn it.
>>
>> We should be offering the shirts off our backs to ensure they carry  
>> on
>> this amazing work and not run off to europe where they can insert  
>> huge
>> rubber fists in places they shouldn't.
>>
>> w://
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Grant  
>> Turner<streamaudio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi list
>>>
>>> Been a while since I posted - got a new job and moved up to the  
>>> big smoke
>>> where the streets are (apparently) paved with gold.
>>>
>>> MPs expenses are now available online - my Brighton MP (that  
>>> counts cos I
>>> still have my gaff in Brighton) weighs in at £144,164...
>>>
>>> Yours?
>>>
>>> Grant
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