MEPS expenses .......

[ellal]

If I was that "skint" I could probably get by without fiddling my expenses.

Does he do the job he's paid for?

Yep, he's skint alright...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/10/nigel-farage-seventh-on-list-of-meps-outside-earnings

"The former Ukip leader has the highest earnings outside the European parliament of any of Britain’s 73 MEPs, according to a report by Transparency International." *

*Not including any other 'bungs' of course

 

[Ihavenojob]

We'll never know how many roubles some MP's have received either

Ask Diane Abacus to work it out.

 

[Ihavenojob]

The 53-year-old will be entitled to annual EU pension of £73,000 when he reaches the age of 63."

Just him, or do other MEP's have this entitlement ?

 

[Brigadier]

Well according to Brexiteers ...............

You seem to enjoy contradiction

No "seem" about it; you "know" jack about me on that score


As you've started down the path of scorn, I take it your "argument" has no more legs......

 

[Ihavenojob]

No "seem" about it; you "know" jack about me on that score

She knows Jack about most things.

 

[Gerrydelasel]

Dirty laundry is dirty laundry, whatever the origin...

What does that even mean??

 

[Notch7]

Alastair Campbell

Worked for EU for just a short while.

He got nice payoff and pension.

I wonder if he is slightly pro remain

 

[Notch7]

Departing MEP's can get final payoff of upto £157,000

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/27/meps-final-payoff-157000

 

[Gerrydelasel]

I stumbled on this video quite by accident! Same topic, ten years ago:

 

[ellal]

What does that even mean??

Are you really that clueless?

 

[ellal]

Departing MEP's can get final payoff of upto £157,000

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/27/meps-final-payoff-157000

So what...

MP's get up to 100% of their salary and 'winding up costs' when they leave...

Plenty of other 'wheezes' are also available!

Alastair Campbell

Worked for EU for just a short while.

He got nice payoff and pension.

I wonder if he is slightly pro remain

But another beneficiary is Farage.

Not hypocritical in the least taking his pension of course...

Along with his corrupt campaign funds and other 'benefits' he accrued from the organisation he hates!

 

[noseall]

But we have a better chance of discovering MPs' dirty laundry than of ever discovering MEPs' dirty laundry.

Pourquoi?

 

[Notch7]

Pourquoi

Because:
In many cases it was impossible to find out how the money was spent by lawmakers

https://www.politico.eu/article/eur...-meps-expenses-wholly-inadequate-say-critics/

The expense payments of €4,416 per month are given to MEPs as a lump sum in addition to their regular pre-tax monthly salary of €8,611. They are not required to provide any proof of how the money is spent.

An investigation by a consortium of investigative journalists called “The MEPs Project” in 2017 found widespread abuses of the system, including rent payments to national political parties or to MEPs’ personal accounts. In many cases it was impossible to find out how the money was spent by lawmakers

 

[noseall]

was impossible

How did that vote go back in April?

 

[Gerrydelasel]

Pourquoi?

Because they live in the same country as us, on the same streets as us, speak the same language as us, and are under the constant scrutiny of the Twitter autists and the most ruthless tabloid media in the world.