No Expenses Spared

[chevin]

Last Thursday I received my copy of the book No Expenses Spared by Robert Winnett and Gordon Raynor from the Daily Telegraph. What an incredible read it is! I can hardly put it down. One of the best buys I have made in a number of years! I thoroughly recommend it.

[Elton]

What sort of book is it?

[chevin]

What sort of book is it?

 

It's the story of the exposure of the way MPs were ripping off the expenses system. How the whole thing was exposed as the journalists uncovered those involved in the scams piece by piece. It must be made into a movie and it will be better than "All of the President's Men!" The arrogance of those MPs is just unbelievable. It's not an expensive book and you can get a copy signed by the authors directly from the Daily Telegraph cheaper than one from the shops. When the investigative team learned about the infamous house for the ducks, they did a Google Earth scan and could even see it on the MP's lake!

 

http://books.telegraph.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/...N=5038495014733

Edited December 21, 2009 by chevin

[Elton]

When the investigative team learned about the infamous house for the ducks, they did a Google Earth scan and could even see it on the MP's lake!

 

LOL "Deny that one!!!!"

 

[chevin]

LOL "Deny that one!!!!"

 

 

 

He wasn't going to deny it, he had claimed for the cost of it so that the British taxpayer paid for it. One male MP claimed for tampons and panty liners among other things. :D

Edited December 21, 2009 by chevin

[Steve Walker]

One male MP claimed for tampos and panty liners among other things. :D

 

Clearly, if having to be in London requires a second mistress, any expenses thus incurred should be refundable...

[chevin]

Another MP nominated his/her second home and furnished it through expenses. The next year, he/she flipped the nominated home so that the first and second homes were reversed and furnished the new second home on expenses so that the British tax payer paid for the furnishings for both, One or two of them flipped their homes so that when they sold one, they avoided capital gains tax. It is unbelievable. The book reads like a novel, but it is all true.

[Elton]

Another MP nominated his/her second home and furnished it through expenses. The next year, he/she flipped the nominated home so that the first and second homes were reversed and furnished the new second home on expenses so that the British tax payer paid for the furnishings for both, One or two of them flipped their homes so that when they sold one, they avoided capital gains tax. It is unbelievable. The book reads like a novel, but it is all true.

 

Most of that, though, will be old news to UK residents. It's been the lead news story of 2009, unfortunately. The newspapers and TV reports have been full of it.

 

It's amazing how so many are still allowed to continue in office.

[chevin]

Most of that, though, will be old news to UK residents. It's been the lead news story of 2009, unfortunately. The newspapers and TV reports have been full of it.

 

It's amazing how so many are still allowed to continue in office.

 

It all made big new here too, but the book is all about how the web of deceit was uncovered. Rather like the movie "All the Presidents Men". Everyone knew the story and the eventual outcome, but the movie told of the work that went into the expose as does "No Expenses Spared". Worth asking at your library, they'll probably have a copy.

[Ken L]

Most of that, though, will be old news to UK residents. It's been the lead news story of 2009, unfortunately. The newspapers and TV reports have been full of it.

 

It's amazing how so many are still allowed to continue in office.

 

Oh, I suspect that the press will remind people of who claimed what just after MP's confirm their candicy for next years general election.

To counter that and create a bit of a smoke screen to draw attention away from the majority of shysters, the DPP might well anounce that the worst one or two offenders might stand trial. Failing that, we could always invade Iran....

Edited December 22, 2009 by Ken L