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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Labour MPs are demanding to know why the Electoral Commission's inquiry into Lord Ashcroft's donations to the Conservative party has dragged on for 10 months Controversy over Lord Ashcroft's donations to the Conservative party deepened last night after Labour MPs demanded an urgent meeting with Britain's elections watchdog. Placing more pressure on the Tories, Labour MPs want to know why the Electoral...
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Simon Darby (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
It's all a bit too late now, but I thought you might like another example of the hatred and fear of the BNP demonstrated inside Troughminster. This formed the basis of an early day motion a couple of weeks ago: BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY APPEARANCE ON QUESTION TIME Mr Virendra Sharma John Mann Mr Andrew Dismore Mike Gapes Laura Moffatt Mark Lazarowicz Julie Morgan That this House believes that the BBC...
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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Farage Goes Ballistic Over Commons BanIain Dale 4:31 PMNigel Farage has thrown his toys out of his pram, and accused the House of Commons authorities of being "fascistic", after the Commons decided to withdraw Commons passes from serving MEPs.Labour's John Mann had tried to get Nick Griffin banned from holding a pass, but it was felt the only way this could be achieved was to withdraw passes...
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Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Nigel Farage has thrown his toys out of his pram, and accused the House of Commons authorities of being "fascistic", after the Commons decided to withdraw Commons passes from serving MEPs. Labour's John Mann had tried to get Nick Griffin banned from holding a pass, but it was felt the only way this could be achieved was to withdraw passes from all MEPs. In an interview with talkSPORT's Sean...
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Luke's Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Two articles worth reading: John Mann MP in the JC on antisemitism in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania: http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/21392/europe-must-focus-baltic-hate and David Aaronovitch on Cameron's allies in that part of the world: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/article6900013.ece
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[objet petit a] (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Paul Waugh of the Evening Standard is on the ball: [....] Today's Standards and Privileges Committee report on Alan Duncan includes a few lines that are much, much more important than their verdict on Dunky himself (who was fully cleared). The Committee - which is meant to police MPs behaviour don't forget - is very narked that Labour MP John Mann wrote to Standards Commissioner John Lyon to ask for...
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The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Roman Abramovich's rep just emailed us this: Dear Mr Veneziani You have a graphic of a bill from Nello's restaurant in NYC on your blog ( http://www.businessinsider.com/jay-zs-astronomical-hamptons-dinner-2009-11 ) and attribute the bill to Roman Abramovich. Please be advised that this bill did not belong to Roman Abramovich. He and his party spent only about 3% of this amount in that restaurant....
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Conor's Commentary (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
I've just been wading through Sir Christopher Kelly's £339,000 examination of MPs' expenses . On most main recommendations, despite an often Pooterish pettiness, he is probably broadly right, and MPs need to bow to public opinion. But it is only when one starts to consider the detail that questions arise. That is why he should not be so arrogant as to assume that the new independent agency shouldn't...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Peers' £174-per-day allowance comes under fire Peers who receive tens of thousands of pounds in expenses for attending parliament are facing demands from MPs that they pay tax on that money for the first time. One forensic accountant has told the Observer that the £174-a-day attendance allowance for those whose main home is outside London should be taxed under current law. The demands,...
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Terra Sigillata (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
This post appeared here originally on 31 October 2007 Have you ever wondered, perhaps on 31 October, why witches are depicted as riding brooms? The answer is alluded to by Karmen Franklin at Chaotic Utopia in her post as to why witches need to know their plant biology. The excerpts I'm about to give you come from a superb and accessible pharmacology text entitled, "Murder, Magic, and Medicine,"...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
You w*****, you f******** w****** exploded one Tory MP to me today: ‘You do not speak for me.’ Indeed I do not.
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Labourlist (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Sir Christopher Kelly’s report , leaked early as ever, has reached the right conclusions. In an article for LabourList earlier this year, I suggested that second homes should only be eligible for the average mortgage payment for their constituency, but Kelly’s suggestion that MPs should be restricted to claiming rental payments is equally good. It will...
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Labourlist (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Early details of Christopher Kelly's report on the expenses system emerged last night, ahead of full publication of the report next Wednesday. The report's recommendations will inlude: * MPs should no longer be allowed to employ family members, for example as researchers or secretaries, either in their Westminster offices or their consituencies. * MPs will have to rent,...
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The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
The Mail has a story on how a loophole allows peers accused of fiddling their expenses can carry on claiming the very same expenses. Now I shall leave the assorted graft of the peers for now but instead mention the comments of one MP. What amused me was the attitude of one John Mann MP, who not so long back had a grumble that the expenses auditor was going too far with regards MP expenses. John Mann,...
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The ThunderDragon (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
A motion to exclude MEPs from the Westminster Parliamentary Estate was passed on Tuesday evening : 15 Access to Parliament (United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament) Resolved, That the Resolutions of the House of 30 January 1989 relating to House of Commons Services and 6 December 1991 relating to Access (Former members and United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament) shall cease to...
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