'Gordon Brown went on television late last night to promise that all expenses claims by MPs of all political parties would be scrutinised, going back four years, and a mechanism set up for them to repay misclaimed cash. The controversial practice of "flipping" which house is designated as a second home, so that money could be spent on more than one property, would also be banned, he said.' (Times)
Angels has always held the opinion that Brown is stupid. What deficiency makes him believe, and express the belief publicly at least twice, that he can answer for the House? He can answer for his vile Party, and he most certainly should; he can answer for his lies, his cowardice, his failures, his arrogance, his vindictiveness, his authoritarianism, his bullying, his nose-picking and eating. But he cannot answer for the Commons.
And as for Brown's promises and even worse, his vows - beggars could ride.
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HG - 43o 48’ 05.75” N 11o 11’ 25.65” E on Google Earth: its a proper Japanese (run by a Japanese family ) restaurant, € 10 a head for lunch (great range of Bento boxes) € 20 per head for the evening feast. Location is the industrial estate near Ikea and airport, easy via bus. I have the name and number somewhere if you’re interested.
This is just the PM's way of kicking this scandal into the long grass. Checking the claims of 650 individuals going back for four years will be a mammoth task and take months and months to accomplish - by which time he will be little more than a footnote in history. he reaslly does think we are all dumb, doesn't he?
Thank you TT, I would never have found my way through Guido's current forest of comments to where I had asked you the question.
We have an IKEA trip planned for mid June, when everyone gets here, to buy sofas, and cupboards for kitchen things, so the Japanese restaurant will cheer the outing tremendously. Exact address might not help as that industrial estate has a great deal in common with the Tokyo address system.
Nomad, I have put a much more comfortable chair in front of my computer, and a footstool. I'm considering installing a small white wine box, with a little tap (very pleasant Val di Chiana local available here) on the corner of my desk, and have removed the linen drapes so I can look out across the valley while contemplating the implications of each appalling disclosure. Long grass? Not even a real football player could kick that far.
HG: Sante! - or whatever you say in Italy.
Me, I already have a comfy chair and footstool, but my outlook is on to a building site as the neighbours are completely rebuilding their bungalow, converting from a once pleasant single storey into a rather hideous double plus storey which is out of all proportion to all its neighbours. As they say "you can choose your friends, but not your neighbours". Ah well.
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