No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
The Commons Standards and Privileges Committee today told Dave he had been "ill-advised" to link funding to access to his office. Guido has been told that the modus operandi for the "Leaders Group" was to have proven donors over for PMQs on a Wednesday, have them watch the show and then give them lunch and a few drinks to loosen their wallets. Dave would do a bit of glad handing and not be around if and when they were directly hit up for dosh.Cameron got a rap on the knuckles and had to grovel "unreserved apologies for inadvertently contravening the code of conduct in respect of the use of his parliamentary offices" and promise to be a good boy in future. Quite right.
Much as Guido hates to add to his troubles given his current mental state, Sleazy Levy had a very similar routine, although a little more direct. If he smelt money off you at a social or party event, he would invite you to visit him at the Lords and hit you up for dosh there. Perhaps, given the circumstances, we should skip the rap on the knuckles from the parliamentary authorities option. He has enough to worry about as it is...
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whats the date for the trail
( Sorry about the mis spelling)
But which is the greater offence?
Cash for peerage, or cash for drinks in a public buildin?
The difference is that Levy represented the Government and not just the Labour party, while Cameron represents the Tories alone.
I may be wrong, but I believe Cameron is guilty of a minor breach of parliamentary rules, while Levy is allegedly guilty of a criminal and potentially prisonable offence. Though if you're expecting it to go to trial, I'd suggest not holding your breath.
And this relates to Policy Exchange how exactly?
It is gonna look good in the Sunday Papers.
Tory Sleaze again.
Time for a New Leader.
You're a CUNT! Forks and your blogs shite an always going on about Brown picking his nose the CUNT! get a proper job, theres one going on Newsnight but you looked cute in your rugby shirt when I was in formal attire you gorgeous BASTARD I HATE you! you're making me very very angry now you BASTARD calm down Michael old love, now if you'll excuse me its time for my tablets I saw Brown picking his nose today the DIRTY BASTARD! Makes you want to puke your guts up the filthy revolting specimen. Tony's promised me a knighthood you know, aah hello nurse
PS I love you Forks you CUNT!!
Cash for drinks - Brown has made a round unaffordable, while peerages (thanks to Lord Cashpoint) are two-a-penny.
What's wrong in going to Parliament and paying a levy for the priviledge?
This really is not at all surprising. everyone knows cameron has had trouble getting funding... which is why we should be even more angry!
For further insight
http://sanityforsale.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/must-watch-the-trapbbc-what-happened-to-our-dream-of-freedom/
mmm let me think.......14m to spend getting re-elected or a lunch open to people who have paid 50,000 to teh tory party and declared it?
Wouldn't be so bad if it was a decent glass or two of HoC port, but with this Cameron lot its probably a glass of carrot juice and some alfalfa and a promise that one must put a bloody windmill on the roof before donating money to the Conservatives.
And what news on the Sith ?. The Charity Commissioners were pretty quick to threaten you for non-disclosure, but what the feck have they done since?.
PS - no jokes about the bride's club foot
Just goes to prove all politicians break the rules... so no wonder the electorate rate them lower than esate agents and tabloid reporters.
By the look of Dave's picture, it was a pretty good lunch...
I think they've gone off windmills on the roof. Poor old Dave's had to take his down http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6505807.stm
Mike Levy sings:
Let's take it nice and sleazy,
It's gonna be so easy
For us to fool the goys!
Hey, Tony, what's your hurry?
Relax and don't you worry,
We're gonna fool the goys!
You're on the road to No 10 -- that's safe to say
But let's make sure the press don't find out that Gordie's gay!
The problem now of course is
To simply hold your horses,
To rush would be a crime --
'Cause nice and sleazy does it every time!
They're all as bent as nine-bob notes. I wouldn't trust any of them as far as I could throw them which isn't far on account of me having torn a muscle in my forearm - it's a real bugger!
You know they are lying when their lips move - couldn't lie straight in bed, either of them.
Loved Question Time last night, Lord Carey at the flicks when the Lords debated super casinos. Well done George!
How much did his cost?
What's Levy finking. Is he finking what I'm finking?
No Guido, that is not the expression, when one is having a crap.
Without sufficent state funding, parties are resorting to ever more creative ways of raising funds.
I personally don't see the problem in him entertaining donors in the way you have described, providing it's all declared and on record.
You know, if this had been a Labour politician, you'd be smugly crowing about sleaze and corruption and demanding they quit.
But when it's about the Tories, you'd rather pretend that it's a little tiny step over the mark.
You like to promote yourself as someone who sniffs out corruption wherever you find it; but actually you gloss over Tory sleaze and inflate Labour transgressions.
Either be even-handed, or declare your bias. Don't pretend to be something you're not.
Has anyone asked for a list of Labour Party donors who have been invited to Downing Street, Chequers, Dorneywood, Admiralty House, Chevening etc?
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