The quiz
Bleeeeeerrrrrrrrrgh.... I feel poo. It's the morning after and I've definitely not had enough sleep. Everyone got completely and utterly plastered (true to form) and we stayed until we were kicked out and the lights came on. The quiz was really good. There were around 10 - 15 teams and we came joint 4th which I thought was pretty impressive! For those of you who like trivia, here's some of the questions for you to mull over:
After lunch....
Am feeling a lot more human now. Ate some veggie sushi and have some Konditor and Cook carrot cake waiting on my desk yum yum. Just been reading Sky News and am feeling highly disgusted at the allowances MP's get. Not only do they not need to provide receipts for ANY of their expenses under £250 (and so theoretically can just claim for anything that possibly wasn't purchased and are not expected to provide proof), they also get a £22,000 a year allowance for furnishing their 'second homes'. The expenses are compared to a list of items at John Lewis to see if they are acceptable or not, which in itself is ridiculous as John Lewis is a premium department store selling high priced goods! The allowance includes:
up to £10,000 for a kitchen refurbishment
£750 for TVs and stereos apiece
£300 air-conditioning units
£6,335 for a new bathroom
£200 for a nest of tables
£500 for a dressing table
£550 for a fridge-freezer
£200 for a blender
£300 for a rug
£795 for a sideboard
£700 for a wardrobe
The list goes on... read the full story here. No wonder the NHS and all other areas of public services are money starved when MP's are using tax payers money on plasma TV's and a new bathroom suite. What a f@$*& joke... If the other political parties want to earn my vote, cut the spending of the government on themselves and you'll have a good chance.
- What is a salveasand?
- Is a komodo dragon a herbivore or carnivore?
- What is Bergerac's first name?
- Name 5 states of America on the pacific coast.
- What brand had an advert with crows and is a traditional Maori greeting?
- What G did Stephen Hibbert play in Pulp Fiction?
After lunch....
Am feeling a lot more human now. Ate some veggie sushi and have some Konditor and Cook carrot cake waiting on my desk yum yum. Just been reading Sky News and am feeling highly disgusted at the allowances MP's get. Not only do they not need to provide receipts for ANY of their expenses under £250 (and so theoretically can just claim for anything that possibly wasn't purchased and are not expected to provide proof), they also get a £22,000 a year allowance for furnishing their 'second homes'. The expenses are compared to a list of items at John Lewis to see if they are acceptable or not, which in itself is ridiculous as John Lewis is a premium department store selling high priced goods! The allowance includes:
up to £10,000 for a kitchen refurbishment
£750 for TVs and stereos apiece
£300 air-conditioning units
£6,335 for a new bathroom
£200 for a nest of tables
£500 for a dressing table
£550 for a fridge-freezer
£200 for a blender
£300 for a rug
£795 for a sideboard
£700 for a wardrobe
The list goes on... read the full story here. No wonder the NHS and all other areas of public services are money starved when MP's are using tax payers money on plasma TV's and a new bathroom suite. What a f@$*& joke... If the other political parties want to earn my vote, cut the spending of the government on themselves and you'll have a good chance.
Comments
Let's face it, we all love something for nothing. And if we consider the daily routines of some of these suckling bastards... nothing, is what you get!
I could do with a new kitchen myself, £10,000 ought to just about buy me the kind of thing I', looking for. Oooo and yes a new nest of tables would be delightful. Oh and who could pass up a £500 dressing table?
Yes I can see how all these things are essential to running the country. Come on sweetpea, how can we possibly expect our esteemed politicians to do a good job if we haven't first equipped them with a blender (paid for out of our taxes) to mix up some early morning smoothies???
It's the £250 limit without a receipt rule that really gets me... you would NEVER get away with that if it was one of their businesses, but because they're spending public money and not their own, who cares how much their spending and on what right?! We have to provide a receipt just to claim a £2 trip on the tube!