Hi,
That link is about the expenses row - do you have a link relating to the statistics you gave?
TIA,
Viv

>Hi Himar,
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> You apparently need the services of a good shrink, you appear to be in a state of constant denial.
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> Anyway here is a good place to start your checks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_of_expenses_of_Members_of_the_United_Kingdom_Parliament
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>>Do you have any reference to back that up? While I agree that polititians are not always the best of mankind, it would be prudent to confirm this, before anyone passes it on.
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>>>This is unbelievable, but can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 600 employees and has the following employee statistics.
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>>>29 have been accused of spouse abuse
>>> 7 have been arrested for fraud
>>> 9 have been accused of writing bad cheque's
>>>17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
>>> 3 have done time for assault
>>>71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
>>>14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
>>> 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
>>>21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
>>>84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year
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>>>And collectively, this year alone, they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses!!!
>>>Which organization is this ?
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>>>It's the 635 members of the House of Commons, the same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us inline.
>>>What a bunch of bastards we have running our country - it says it all.. And just to top all that they now have the best 'corporate' pension scheme in the country!!
>>>If you agree that this is an appalling state of affairs, please pass it on to everyone you know
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>>>And people say the US has problems.