chemical-licker Posted May 24, 2009 #1 Share Posted May 24, 2009 http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.p...p2m-in-expenses http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=GTWpx2yGtnw < like what the bnp have done <h2 class="contentheading"> Ukip leader Farage boasts of his £2m in expenses </h2> LONDON, May 24 - The leader of the UK Independence party (Ukip), which wants to lead Britain out of the EU, has taken £2m (RM11.2 million) of taxpayers' money in expenses and allowances as a member of the European Parliament, on top of his £64,000 a year salary. Nigel Farage, who is calling on voters to punish "greedy Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem MPs" at the European elections on 4 June, boasted of his personal expenses haul at a meeting with foreign journalists in London last week. The admission threatens to flatten a bounce in the polls for Ukip that has seen the party climb to around 17 per cent over the last fortnight as angry voters flock to smaller parties regarded as untainted by the Westminster expenses scandal. During a debate about Europe at the Foreign Press Association - which was discreetly taped by the hosts - Farage was asked by former Europe minister Denis MacShane what he had received in non-salary expenses and allowances since becoming an MEP in 1999. "It is a vast sum," Farage said. "I don't know what the total amount is but - oh lor - it must be pushing £2 million." Taken aback, MacShane then joked: "Is it too late to become an MEP?" Farage insisted that he had not "pocketed" the money but had used the "very large sum of European taxpayers' money" to help promote Ukip's message that the UK should get out of the EU. When asked later by the Observer to justify how he could claim so much while running a campaign attacking Westminster MPs for their extravagance, Farage was unapologetic, saying that, while MEPs were "very expensive", he was entirely happy that the money had been used for the best of causes." Last night, as Ukip circulated new party literature saying Westminster MPs had "ripped off taxpayers", Farage, who employs his wife to help run his office and pays her from his allowances, faced a backlash as opponents accused him of hypocrisy. MacShane suggested that Ukip's attempt to pose as more honourable on expenses than other parties had been exposed as shameless and hollow. "Far from being the party of the little man in Europe, Nigel Farage's astounding £2m raid on the taxpayer shows he is up there with any other politician, happy to line his pockets with gold," he said. Ukip's opponents now hope the admission will halt the party's advance which Farage's supporters believe could see it overtake Labour and secure second place in the European poll. At the last European elections in 2004, Ukip enjoyed its greatest success, installing 12 MEPs in the European Parliament after securing 16.1 per cent of the vote. But the success rapidly turned sour as one of the dozen, Ashley Mote, was expelled from the party - and later jailed - for benefit fraud. Another, Tom Wise, is now facing prosecution for alleged false accounting and money laundering relating to his EU expenses. He denies the charges. Television presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk, who won the East Midlands for Ukip, later left to form another eurosceptic outfit, Veritas. With the pressure on all parliamentarians mounting, Farage insisted on Friday that from next month all his MEPs would publish their expenses online. "From the moment any Ukip members get elected, all elected MEPs will provide a clear and traceable quarterly statement of their expense accounts," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hill Posted May 24, 2009 #2 Share Posted May 24, 2009 cheeky b******.. see, steve... UKIP are at it well.. besides they're just not hardcore enough.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 24, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted May 24, 2009 cheeky b******.. see, steve... UKIP are at it well.. besides they're just not hardcore enough.. dont upset him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted May 25, 2009 #4 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) cheeky b******.. see, steve... UKIP are at it well.. besides they're just not hardcore enough.. well their all at it. my old man always says voting is a waste of time they (the parties) always promise you the earth and then break every last one when they get in office, the way things are going who the hell can we vote for?. politics is a load of ****e. I've voted in every election possible and to be honest i might just knock it on the head. :angry2: Edited May 25, 2009 by stevewinn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #5 Share Posted May 25, 2009 well their all at it. my old man always says voting is a waste of time they (the parties) always promise you the earth and then break every last one when they get in office, the way things are going who the hell can we vote for?. politics is a load of ****e. I've voted in every election possible and to be honest i might just knock it on the head. :angry2: theirs always bnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #6 Share Posted May 25, 2009 it wont be long before we hear about expense claims by the bnp. dont get your hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #7 Share Posted May 25, 2009 it wont be long before we hear about expense claims by the bnp. dont get your hopes up. is this an oxymoron type of response? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheResearcher Posted May 25, 2009 #8 Share Posted May 25, 2009 See, it's like I said, it's not so much the policies (UKIP are more moderate than the BNP for example), but it's the people. Once again. Just like with our current politicians who are completely untrustworthy, it's the people involved you need to look in to. Our politicians aren't the worst there could be though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #9 Share Posted May 25, 2009 is this an oxymoron type of response? no im just saying that dont go voting for the bnp just because we havent heard about their silly expense claims yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheResearcher Posted May 25, 2009 #10 Share Posted May 25, 2009 no im just saying that dont go voting for the bnp just because we havent heard about their silly expense claims yet. They don't get expenses as far as I'm aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #11 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) they dont, think its because they are not in power or something along those lines. Think you are assuming to much Edited May 25, 2009 by chemical-licker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #12 Share Posted May 25, 2009 they dont, think its because they are not in power or something along those lines. thank goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #13 Share Posted May 25, 2009 thank goodness So you are more worried about a non elected party not claimimg exspenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #14 Share Posted May 25, 2009 So you are more worried about a non elected party not claimimg exspenses no. i just dont want them in power. its either i dont like their policies or that i think they wont work, and i dont like what they stand for. so id rather them not have any control in parliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #15 Share Posted May 25, 2009 no. i just dont want them in power. its either i dont like their policies or that i think they wont work, and i dont like what they stand for. so id rather them not have any control in parliment. fine ,who would you want in power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #16 Share Posted May 25, 2009 fine ,who would you want in power? labour - almost conservative conservative - make the rich richer lib dems - wont work bnp - cant agree with them ukim - could work, i still wouldnt vote for them, not sure why.... plaid cymru - dont want to be speaking welsh as a first language. i think i probably would have to go with either neither or ukim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #17 Share Posted May 25, 2009 labour - almost conservative conservative - make the rich richer lib dems - wont work bnp - cant agree with them ukim - could work, i still wouldnt vote for them, not sure why.... plaid cymru - dont want to be speaking welsh as a first language. i think i probably would have to go with either neither or ukim. so whats the answer then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #18 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) so whats the answer then? my answer would have to be ukip then... Edited May 25, 2009 by Dr Alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #19 Share Posted May 25, 2009 my answer would have to be ukim then... help me out, WHO ARE THEY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #20 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) help me out, WHO ARE THEY? the spelling error has been fixed!!!! or you could say UK Independant Meerkats at comparethemeerkat.com Edited May 25, 2009 by Dr Alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #21 Share Posted May 25, 2009 the spelling error has been fixed!!!! or you could say UK Independant Meerkats at comparethemeerkat.com I just went there and now im virused up, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #22 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I just went there and now im virused up, thanks then i guess i cant vote for the meerkats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #23 Share Posted May 25, 2009 then i guess i cant vote for the meerkats i wouldn't to many viruses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted May 25, 2009 #24 Share Posted May 25, 2009 i wouldn't to many viruses. just when i thought that viruses was something that rats would do... never trusting that comercial again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted May 25, 2009 Author #25 Share Posted May 25, 2009 just when i thought that viruses was something that rats would do... never trusting that comercial again Maybe the meerkats.com are BNP in disguise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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