Thursday, 9 July 2009
All right for some
Look, I know he's come to deliver us from evil and all that, but really, Dave, sod off:
Tory leader David Cameron has defended expenses claims for his second home and said he would do the job for "half the money, twice the money or no money".
"Frankly, I love this job because I love doing public service, working for my constituents, trying to hold the government to account, hopefully one day leading a government."
Two things strike me about this vomit-worthy sentiment. The first is the rather obvious point that few of us are independently wealthy enough to do whatever we want in return for half the money, let alone nothing at all. Sadly, Dave, some of us still rely on a salary cheque landing in our bank accounts every month to make ends meet (though admittedly, thanks to the monocular fuckup in Downing Street, rather fewer of us than this time last year). I'm the last one to begrudge a man a healthy bank balance, but I'm not convinced that your PR people will be too keen on you reminding the proles that you don't need the fucking money they're forking out on you.
More to the point, though, am I the only one who's noticed that, for all the saccharine boilerplate about being in public service for the love of the job rather than the money, you don't, actually, do it for "half the money", or "no money", do you, you slapheaded ponce? You do it for all the money, just the same as everyone else. And you claim plenty on your expenses, too, don't you? £141,820 in five years, in fact. Not as much as some, but you're not exactly working pro bono, are you?
So spare us the hair shirt, please. You're a guy doing a job and you claim the remuneration to which you are entitled. If you keep telling everyone you don't need the money, eventually someone's going to start asking; why the fuck are you taking it then?
(h/t to Niall)
Labels: Hypocrites, Tories
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My local tory thieving MP whinged in the local paper that we should "all stop this navel-gazing when it comes to MPs expenses. After all, I was considerably better off working in the banking sector".
My letter to him urged him to fuck right off back into banking, and make way for someone who would serve the electorate without ripping them off.
The cunt.
I hate ZanuLabour with every fibre of my being, but I'm beginning to dread the Blue Labour lot having a go, and us lot just getting more of the same.
My letter to him urged him to fuck right off back into banking, and make way for someone who would serve the electorate without ripping them off.
The cunt.
I hate ZanuLabour with every fibre of my being, but I'm beginning to dread the Blue Labour lot having a go, and us lot just getting more of the same.
Frankly, 140K is fucking not even worth getting out bed for money.
Really people - work out how to get paid.
Really people - work out how to get paid.
Diddy Dave married very well didn't he though?
His type don't do it for the money-that much is true.
But public service?
Dont make me weep.
They do it for raw power/ego.
Nothing else.
His type don't do it for the money-that much is true.
But public service?
Dont make me weep.
They do it for raw power/ego.
Nothing else.
I like it when politicians say "frankly" before going on to tell us how wonderful they are. It takes a big man to admit he's in his job for selfless reasons.
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