Philtheone.com » MPs http://philtheone.com Right-leaning Blackpool blog covering South Shore, North Shore, Marton, Bispham, Cleveleys and the rest of the Fylde discussing politics, local life, tourism, national issues and the rest of the world. Lively discussions encouraged! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:16:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Maynard writes back from Westminster http://philtheone.com/2010/05/maynard-writes-back-from-westminster/ http://philtheone.com/2010/05/maynard-writes-back-from-westminster/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 15:50:03 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=2639 I received this in my inbox yesterday and I thought I would share it. Doubtless some of you also got it and therefore have already seen it. It’s Paul Maynard’s first letter from Westminster, with a bit of a weekly diary thing going on.

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In an audacious slap to the already battle weary taxpayer, David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine could accrue legal fees topping £3million and have it all paid by the very people they ripped off.

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]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/04/labour-expenses-scammers-get-legal-aid/feed/ 8 Former cabinet ministers haunted by corruption claims http://philtheone.com/2010/03/former-cabinet-ministers-haunted-by-corruption-claims/ http://philtheone.com/2010/03/former-cabinet-ministers-haunted-by-corruption-claims/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:45:43 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=1968 I picked up an old copy of The Sun at work earlier and noticed a story that somehow had avoided my attention last week. It’s one that will rile and repulse the electorate just as cash for questions did so many years ago. Except I think this is worse.

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]]> http://philtheone.com/2010/03/former-cabinet-ministers-haunted-by-corruption-claims/feed/ 2 MPs play action man whilst real heroes die http://philtheone.com/2010/03/mps-play-action-man-whilst-real-heroes-die/ http://philtheone.com/2010/03/mps-play-action-man-whilst-real-heroes-die/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:02:27 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=1912 MPs get medals for visiting war zones. MPs get medals for visiting war zones. MPs get medals for visiting war zones.

No, no matter how many times I say it, I still can’t believe it.

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Today Fylde Tory Michael Jack MP spunked a salvo into the face of BAe after they reportedly paid off the US Department of Transport to the tune of £250m for misleading them about payments made in relation to obtaining arms contracts. It sounds like they were trying to cover up their dodgy actions and have settled out of court so that we never find out about what really happened.

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I’m certainly not a railway man by any stretch of the imagination but what I am is someone that doesn’t like watching Blackpool Council living in it’s Teflon-lined bubble doing whatever it likes with little regard to the damage to local services, infrastructure and it’s own reputation.

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Local employer British Aerospace faced being charged with bribery after paying out millions of pounds to win contracts in foreign countries. Tears were flowing from staff as Pontins closed its doors: it’s fate unknown but a housing development is expected.

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They say that if they don’t pay these bonuses, prominent staff will leave and go to other banks that do, which would in theory cause RBS to struggle as a going concern. On the other hand, 75% of that is our money: think of the impact £1.125billion could have on any ongoing public sector project.

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