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MPs' £120k of freebies: They enjoy junkets at Royal Ascot, Wimbledon, the Olympics, Baftas... and even pheasant shooting
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan S
mith took his son to see Tottenham Hotspur’s match against Arsenal, with Spurs paying the £2,400 bill.
mith took his son to see Tottenham Hotspur’s match against Arsenal, with Spurs paying the £2,400 bill.
This morning I would just like to give you a snapshot of the odious pig that is Iain Duncan Smith and why this disgusting lying bully is a stain on the very fabric of the Tory party and every single one of their supporters.
They have sat back and allowed this parasite to walk the halls of power and actively encourage...d this tin pot tyrant to sit in judgement and Demonize and slander the most vulnerable people of this small island of ours, people in our once caring and close knit society who are least able to defend themselves, when he himself has the morals and scruples of a disease ridden sewer rat.
As we know Duncan Smith is married to Elizabeth "Betsy" Fremantle, daughter of the 5th Baron Cottesloe and has all his married life lived rent free in a large tudor mansion on his father in laws vast estate, he went from a nobody who was often unemployed to part of the upper class gentry through the simple act of marriage, rather than all that hard work he spouts on about.
BUT despite all this good fortune and having all his political doors opened for him by his father in law, which would see him become leader of the Tory party he still felt the need to cheat and steal (and that is not a word i use lightly ) along with his wife from the ordinary people of this country.
Many people know that Smith was accused by ''Newsnight'' of claiming over 20,000 pounds for employing his wife in his office even though she never turned up once to do a days work. Had he not been rumbled this arrangement and free money on top of his arleady considerable tax funded wage and expense claims for being the worst shadow leader in Tory history could have gone on unnoticed and indefinitely.
But what a lot of people do not know is the lengths this thief went to with the aid of other Tory members to dismiss the ''Newsnight'' claims and how he himself and his network of thugs tried to bully and pressure his '' Head of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition'' Dr Vanessa Gearson to back his claims that his wife did indeed work in that very office for a minimum of 23 hrs per week. Dr Vanessa Gearson to her credit refused to bend the truth and facts in favour of Mr and Mrs Smiths account.
I have tracked down Dr Vanessa Gearson sworn statement to the Select Committee on Standards and Privileges, and below i shall print excerpts that shows Smith up for the greedy thieving lying bully that is in his very nature.
Written statement by Dr Vanessa Gearson, 16 October 2003
It is with great reluctance that I find myself having to set out the following facts, as I understand them, after what has been an extraordinarily difficult period in my professional life. I set out in this document everything I can recall to be relevant to the remit of your investigation in the interests of openness and transparency.
My experience over five years of running both constituency/parliamentary offices and the political offices of the Chairman and Leader of the Conservative Party gives me a very unique insight and understanding of the requirements of these offices.
I saw absolutely no evidence of the work carried out by Mrs Duncan Smith and cannot establish, by analysing the distribution of tasks and responsibilities within the two offices, what work she was effectively carrying out.
The four key tasks as I see them are as follows:
· The Diary—I saw no evidence of Mrs Duncan Smith performing a professional role regarding the diary.
· Correspondence—I saw no evidence that Mrs Duncan Smith wrote any letters on Mr Duncan Smith's behalf
· Financial Arrangements—I saw no evidence that Mrs Duncan Smith took any responsibility in this regard.
· Practical Considerations—I saw no evidence of Mrs Duncan Smith requesting office supplies that she would have reasonably needed in order to have carried out such a role.
Moreover, from August to December 2002, whenever I raised the issue of Mrs Duncan Smith, not one person ever questioned or contradicted my assertion that she was being paid without appearing to do any work. Critically, these people included Owen Paterson and Christine Watson, both of whom would, had Mrs Duncan Smith worked for over 25 hours a week, certainly have been aware of the extent of her work and would surely have indicated to me that my concerns were unfounded. The memo to me from Christine Watson (see Appendix 4) is important in that it shows the extent of the work being carried out by her and leaves little if any role for Mrs Duncan Smith. Indeed, the first time I ever heard that Mrs Duncan Smith worked in excess of 25 hours a week was in the statement issued by Mr Duncan Smith on Monday 13th October 2003. ( After the airing of Newsnight )
The information as detailed above reveals the facts as I understand them and demonstrates why I felt unable to publicly state that I was entirely satisfied with the arrangements regarding Mr Duncan Smith's assertion that his wife, Betsy, carried out a position of significant parliamentary work. ''All THE SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS OF MR DUNCAN SMITH AND THOSE AROUND HIM IN APPLYING PRESSURE ON ME'' have merely confirmed my view.
Iian Duncan Smith and his wife are no better than a couple of common thieves, in fact they are worse than common thieves because they want for nothing in this tough world that most of us live and struggle in and yet they still felt the need to steal from the public.
Add this to his lies about his education and his high expense claims and his ridiculous and petty claims for underpants and a breakfast and can anybody honestly say that this nauseating little man has the right to judge other people as not being disabled or sick or as scroungers and shirkers and thieves !!
Smith is a disgrace and an embarrassment to us all, and to think that this is the best political elite this once great country can produce, is a stain on our history.. A common thief and a serial liar who has sat in a Ministers chair in The Houses of Parliament of Great Britain, not once but twice. we should all weep !!See more
They have sat back and allowed this parasite to walk the halls of power and actively encourage...d this tin pot tyrant to sit in judgement and Demonize and slander the most vulnerable people of this small island of ours, people in our once caring and close knit society who are least able to defend themselves, when he himself has the morals and scruples of a disease ridden sewer rat.
As we know Duncan Smith is married to Elizabeth "Betsy" Fremantle, daughter of the 5th Baron Cottesloe and has all his married life lived rent free in a large tudor mansion on his father in laws vast estate, he went from a nobody who was often unemployed to part of the upper class gentry through the simple act of marriage, rather than all that hard work he spouts on about.
BUT despite all this good fortune and having all his political doors opened for him by his father in law, which would see him become leader of the Tory party he still felt the need to cheat and steal (and that is not a word i use lightly ) along with his wife from the ordinary people of this country.
Many people know that Smith was accused by ''Newsnight'' of claiming over 20,000 pounds for employing his wife in his office even though she never turned up once to do a days work. Had he not been rumbled this arrangement and free money on top of his arleady considerable tax funded wage and expense claims for being the worst shadow leader in Tory history could have gone on unnoticed and indefinitely.
But what a lot of people do not know is the lengths this thief went to with the aid of other Tory members to dismiss the ''Newsnight'' claims and how he himself and his network of thugs tried to bully and pressure his '' Head of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition'' Dr Vanessa Gearson to back his claims that his wife did indeed work in that very office for a minimum of 23 hrs per week. Dr Vanessa Gearson to her credit refused to bend the truth and facts in favour of Mr and Mrs Smiths account.
I have tracked down Dr Vanessa Gearson sworn statement to the Select Committee on Standards and Privileges, and below i shall print excerpts that shows Smith up for the greedy thieving lying bully that is in his very nature.
Written statement by Dr Vanessa Gearson, 16 October 2003
It is with great reluctance that I find myself having to set out the following facts, as I understand them, after what has been an extraordinarily difficult period in my professional life. I set out in this document everything I can recall to be relevant to the remit of your investigation in the interests of openness and transparency.
My experience over five years of running both constituency/parliamentary offices and the political offices of the Chairman and Leader of the Conservative Party gives me a very unique insight and understanding of the requirements of these offices.
I saw absolutely no evidence of the work carried out by Mrs Duncan Smith and cannot establish, by analysing the distribution of tasks and responsibilities within the two offices, what work she was effectively carrying out.
The four key tasks as I see them are as follows:
· The Diary—I saw no evidence of Mrs Duncan Smith performing a professional role regarding the diary.
· Correspondence—I saw no evidence that Mrs Duncan Smith wrote any letters on Mr Duncan Smith's behalf
· Financial Arrangements—I saw no evidence that Mrs Duncan Smith took any responsibility in this regard.
· Practical Considerations—I saw no evidence of Mrs Duncan Smith requesting office supplies that she would have reasonably needed in order to have carried out such a role.
Moreover, from August to December 2002, whenever I raised the issue of Mrs Duncan Smith, not one person ever questioned or contradicted my assertion that she was being paid without appearing to do any work. Critically, these people included Owen Paterson and Christine Watson, both of whom would, had Mrs Duncan Smith worked for over 25 hours a week, certainly have been aware of the extent of her work and would surely have indicated to me that my concerns were unfounded. The memo to me from Christine Watson (see Appendix 4) is important in that it shows the extent of the work being carried out by her and leaves little if any role for Mrs Duncan Smith. Indeed, the first time I ever heard that Mrs Duncan Smith worked in excess of 25 hours a week was in the statement issued by Mr Duncan Smith on Monday 13th October 2003. ( After the airing of Newsnight )
The information as detailed above reveals the facts as I understand them and demonstrates why I felt unable to publicly state that I was entirely satisfied with the arrangements regarding Mr Duncan Smith's assertion that his wife, Betsy, carried out a position of significant parliamentary work. ''All THE SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS OF MR DUNCAN SMITH AND THOSE AROUND HIM IN APPLYING PRESSURE ON ME'' have merely confirmed my view.
Iian Duncan Smith and his wife are no better than a couple of common thieves, in fact they are worse than common thieves because they want for nothing in this tough world that most of us live and struggle in and yet they still felt the need to steal from the public.
Add this to his lies about his education and his high expense claims and his ridiculous and petty claims for underpants and a breakfast and can anybody honestly say that this nauseating little man has the right to judge other people as not being disabled or sick or as scroungers and shirkers and thieves !!
Smith is a disgrace and an embarrassment to us all, and to think that this is the best political elite this once great country can produce, is a stain on our history.. A common thief and a serial liar who has sat in a Ministers chair in The Houses of Parliament of Great Britain, not once but twice. we should all weep !!See more
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I read the first line to where you call him an 'odious pig; I;m sorry not reading any more. of that lot. I am sure Ian Duncan Smith will be interested to know what you have called him on here..
I see nothing gets posted when on the news this week that things are picking up in the country ...and what about your beloved Ed (laboue leader by the way) having eggs chucked at him yesterday! lol.
Ive no idea why 2 postings came up, and Im no fan of Ed neither, this was copied and pasted from a page
Wondering, You should have scrolled down to the following statement "
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Select Committee on Standards and Privileges,
Written statement by Dr Vanessa Gearson, 16 October 2003
It is with great reluctance that I find myself having to set out the following facts, as I understand them, after what has been an extraordinarily difficult period in my professional life. I set out in this document everything I can recall to be relevant to the remit of your investigation in the interests of openness and transparency.
My experience over five years of running both constituency/parliamentary offices and the political offices of the Chairman and Leader of the Conservative Party gives me a very unique insight and understanding of the requirements of these offices.
I saw absolutely no evidence of the work carried out by Mrs Duncan Smith and cannot establish, by analysing the distribution of tasks and responsibilities within the two offices, what work she was effectively carrying out.
The four key tasks as I see them are as follows:
· The Diary—I saw no evidence of Mrs Duncan Smith performing a professional role regarding the diary.
· Correspondence—I saw no evidence that Mrs Duncan Smith wrote any letters on Mr Duncan Smith's behalf
· Financial Arrangements—I saw no evidence that Mrs Duncan Smith took any responsibility in this regard.
· Practical Considerations—I saw no evidence of Mrs Duncan Smith requesting office supplies that she would have reasonably needed in order to have carried out such a role.
Moreover, from August to December 2002, whenever I raised the issue of Mrs Duncan Smith, not one person ever questioned or contradicted my assertion that she was being paid without appearing to do any work. Critically, these people included Owen Paterson and Christine Watson, both of whom would, had Mrs Duncan Smith worked for over 25 hours a week, certainly have been aware of the extent of her work and would surely have indicated to me that my concerns were unfounded. The memo to me from Christine Watson (see Appendix 4) is important in that it shows the extent of the work being carried out by her and leaves little if any role for Mrs Duncan Smith. Indeed, the first time I ever heard that Mrs Duncan Smith worked in excess of 25 hours a week was in the statement issued by Mr Duncan Smith on Monday 13th October 2003. ( After the airing of Newsnight )
The information as detailed above reveals the facts as I understand them and demonstrates why I felt unable to publicly state that I was entirely satisfied with the arrangements regarding Mr Duncan Smith's assertion that his wife, Betsy, carried out a position of significant parliamentary work. ''All THE SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS OF MR DUNCAN SMITH AND THOSE AROUND HIM IN APPLYING PRESSURE ON ME'' have merely confirmed my view.
OK ...but you see I note you only search the dirt re Torys ...I dont think Labour are squeaky clean. If Tony Blair came back he would probably win!
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I dread the thought that anybody want a man back that lied about the WMD and took us to war led by the nose by Bush, and then has the nerve to allow himself to be given the job of Middle East Peace Envoy. To be honest I do not have a lot of faith in any of the Politicians. I dont think any of them are squeaky clean.
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What ever the politcal preferences one thing you can be assured of is
they will be a total W----R
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What most of us already knew http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/04/universal-credit_n_3867178.html?utm_hp_ref=uk&utm_hp_ref=uk