July 13th, 2008

Sunday Sleaze Round-Up

Guido has introduced a simple Pigs in Shit rating system for guidance on the misdemeanors of porcine politicians (guide here). Post links in the comments and we will update this post during the morning.

The Multi-Millionaire Civil Servants
The Times

Accenture, is like Capita and Halliburton, a para-statal corporation dependent on government contracts for hundreds of millions in revenue. It is unbelievable that senior civil servants who are ex-Accenture still have millions of pounds worth of shares. This is obviously a conflict of interest when they are in a position to influence the award of lucrative contracts.

MPs Claim Expenses for Unnecessary Homes
Telegraph
Getting the taxpayer to pay for homes that are nowhere near the constituency or Westminster is a new twist on this fiddle.
Report Re-Ignites Wendy Donations Row
BBC

All you really need to know is that she knowingly and deliberately broke the rules – despite her claims.



Riddled With It | Pink News
I Went Mad in the Seventies | Ken
Guy Newsroom Splits | Indy
Polly’s Voodoo Polling | UK Polling Report
Labour SpAd Backs the Bill | Mark Wallace
Guido Goes for the Lobby | Press Gazette
Argentina has No Claim to the Falklands | George Grant
Why Is Sarah Teather Still in the Government? | Mail
Guido Fawkes “Out Ran Lawyers” | BBC
Ed Wins PMQs in TV Blackout | The Commentator
Sky Twitter Madness | Guardian
The Case for US Support for Israeli Raid on Iran | Niall Ferguson
Liberal Leftovers | Liberal Vision
Bad Week for the Guardian | Harry Cole

Previously Seen


Peter Botting


John Higginson of the Metro explains Quantitative Easing:

“There is £100 and 100 loaves of bread costing £1 each. QE creates another £100. Each loaf now costs £2.”



DisgustedOfMitcham2 says:

Maybe if they really wanted to “decontaminate the Labour brand” with business people, they shouldn’t have totally buggered up the economy?

Just a thought.


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