29/06/2009 by paul.

It is no good, I cannot ignore the MP expenses issue any longer.
Every year, we get invited to the local Tory party garden party (sort of do). It is a good do…loads of wine, good food and good company (if you ignore the obvious political messages).  We are not political and only go for the food and wine, and the tickets are not that expensive.
We have just received this year’s invitation…..but…our local MP (who attends the do and makes a little speech) is one of those who has claimed to the maximum and has loads of other jobs (about 10).  So, on balance, I feel that I cannot attend. I just cannot let anyone, even think that I can support such an MP (regardless of whether I do or not….in fact, I think that I am now a floating voter ).
So, this guy has doubly pi##ed me off.  Not only is he up there with the rest of them, taking the pi## out of us all (and they still have not got the message…or don’t want to), but he is stopping me from enjoying a decent evening out…      

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10/06/2009 by paul.

Just seen a report that stated the government was going to withdraw the requirements for shops to display “sell by” and “best before” dates on food, on the basis that this encourages households to throw away their food prematurely. The thinking being, that too much food is thrown away because people are worried about food poisoning…hells bells !  That is when I buy the food because it is reduced.  I also hear that sales of pork in some markets has reduced because people are worried about catching “swine flu”……durr
Then, whilst waiting in the queue at the local post office, I notice all the tobacco packets with “smoking kills” and “smoking kills everyone else around you” etc. in large letters.  But that does not seem to effect the sales…most wierd
Actually, just thought about the premature throwing away of food……must be all the MPs throwing away their old food, since they can alway buy more, and claim it on expenses 

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