Get off Your High Horse Archbishop!

The Archbishop of Canterbury has taken it upon himself to enter the row over MPs' expense claims.

He wrote in The Times, "Many will now be wondering whether the point has not been adequately made." I'm not wondering! Listen Dr Williams, with your not insignificant influence, you have effectively tried to make this mess dry up and disappear. That is unforgivable.

The public has been systematically robbed and you believe that we should now back off! Sorry Dr Williams, but you appear to have toppled from your moral high ground and lost track of reality.

The Archbishop's comments came after a statement from Conservative MP, Nadine Dorries, that there is a "McCarthy-style witch-hunt." What absolute crap! It bears no resemblance to the shameful McCarthy hearings. It is quite simple - if you have been a respectable MP and have not been involved in dodgy expense claims, then there is absolutely nothing to be frightened of.

Lastly...Gordon Brown, get up of your fat arse and DO SOMETHING! David Cameron is embarrassing you with his slick and effective handling of the widespread scandal (this from an avowed lefty, by the way)

UK - A Banana Republic

Ok, Ok, I know the UK is not a republic, but Parliament has displayed some odious similarities with the moniker.

Yep, I'm talking about the abuse of MPs' expense claims. There is no way I can look at the debacle and think...'ah well these things can happen.' These bastards have abused a generous system that has brought the whole House into disrepute. For example, certain MPs have continued to claim back mortgage interest payments after the mortgage had been paid off. Then they have the fucking cheek to say it was an "accounting error." A collective "PISS OFF" to you all! I don't know about you, but if I finally paid off a mortgage it would be a memorable day - not one to be lost in accounting errors.

"I made a mistake..." another sickenly common excuse. The only mistake made was that you were found out! These are the same pricks that are running the country, yet seem unable to come to grips with established rules. C'mon!!! We are not the fools you self-serving bastards think we are.

So many of these MPs are already quite tidily off in their own right, yet still choose to abuse and abuse and abuse the system. Some represent constituents who are living on the breadline....but who gives a shit about that, right?

Despite the plethora of excuses and apologies, one fact remains: A large number of MPs deliberately milked the ststem for all its worth and that can never be forgiven or forgotten.

I won't go through all the claim details - the BBC website does it far better - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8039273.stm

Lastly, thanks to the Daily Telegraph for opening the slippery and sleazy can of worms.