MPs named and shamed over expenses

[taxman]

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has named a number of MPs who had been told to pay back wrongly claimed expenses but refused to do so.

 

Ipsa said it asked the individuals for the money several times, and warned them that their names would be published.

 

MPs have privately said the latest tactic by Ipsa is “childish” and “silly”.

“These are small amounts and will, of course, be paid back by most MPs,” one MP said.

 

Well if they are such small amounts pay them back then! After all they recently got an extra £10k pay rise.

 

The amounts aren't a lot in the big scheme of things but surely there is a principle at stake. In how many other jobs would the amounts just be written off?

[L00b]

MPs have privately said the latest tactic by Ipsa is “childish” and “silly”.

Rubbish, the tactic can't be coming as a surprise to the MPs: it's long been standard practice by the British government and its organisations.

 

The government has been regularly publishing details of employers convicted of paying less than NWM.

 

The UKIPO has been publishing details of defaulters on Tribunal section cost orders for years. I've put a fair few on there myself.

[buddysbuddy]

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has named a number of MPs who had been told to pay back wrongly claimed expenses but refused to do so.

 

Ipsa said it asked the individuals for the money several times, and warned them that their names would be published.

 

MPs have privately said the latest tactic by Ipsa is “childish” and “silly”.

“These are small amounts and will, of course, be paid back by most MPs,” one MP said.

 

Well if they are such small amounts pay them back then! After all they recently got an extra £10k pay rise.

 

The amounts aren't a lot in the big scheme of things but surely there is a principle at stake. In how many other jobs would the amounts just be written off?

 

but you must remember ,these people are not like

" us oiks

" who try to live a proper life. a further example of " we are all in it together"

[francypants]

Nothing new here then ........ once a thief, always a thief.

[slordy71]

why not just take the amounts owed from their salary or next expenses claim?? simple

[apelike]

MPs have privately said the latest tactic by Ipsa is “childish” and “silly”.

 

Are they the same MP's who backed Harriet Harman in her attempt to have the FOI request on MP's expenses stopped from being disclosed?

[gomgeg]

MPs named and shamed, good grief is this a wind up, they're MPs so how can they be shamed. The same report said the total claimed was about £106million

Now I'm no good at maths but doesn't that average about £163K each which seems a little excessive.

[alchemist]

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has named a number of MPs who had been told to pay back wrongly claimed expenses but refused to do so.

 

Ipsa said it asked the individuals for the money several times, and warned them that their names would be published.

 

MPs have privately said the latest tactic by Ipsa is “childish” and “silly”.

“These are small amounts and will, of course, be paid back by most MPs,” one MP said.

 

Well if they are such small amounts pay them back then! After all they recently got an extra £10k pay rise.

 

The amounts aren't a lot in the big scheme of things but surely there is a principle at stake. In how many other jobs would the amounts just be written off?

 

So basically the MP's are attempting to condone theft, well what a suprise

[gomgeg]

Stop Press. Just been on radio Sheffield, Clive Betts claimed £186K..

[alchemist]

but you must remember ,these people are not like

" us oiks

" who try to live a proper life. a further example of " we are all in it together"

 

Also dont forget that they are VERY VERY poor and totally underpaid