So the EU Commission fights tooth and nail for three years not to reveal its expenses

[World's End Stella]

and, when it finally releases a tiny part of them for just a couple of months, it turns out they have been absolutely tearing the arse out of it. Who'd have guessed, eh?

Needless to say, they don't want to reveal any more because of the 'unnecessary administrative burden' telling people how their taxes are being spent would cause.

Písstakers.

Meh and twas ever thus.

Small price to pay for having access to the common market imo. So forming all those countries into an economic union will require some bureaucracy and some of those bureaucrats will take the piss on expenses.

Who'd a thought that, eh?

[Burney]

Meh and twas ever thus.

Small price to pay for having access to the common market imo. So forming all those countries into an economic union will require some bureaucracy and some of those bureaucrats will take the piss on expenses.

Who'd a thought that, eh?

We've established that you have no meaningful principles and that anything's a small price to pay for access to the common market as far as you're concerned, WES. That's fine, but it does rather disqualify you from meaningful contributions on the subjects of probity, ethics and democratic accountability.

[Peter]

We've established that you have no meaningful principles and that anything's a small price to pay for access to the common market as far as you're concerned, WES. That's fine, but it does rather disqualify you from meaningful contributions on the subjects of probity, ethics and democratic accountability.

Dennis Skinner never fiddled a penny in expenses.

Earnest ****

[Ash]

Dennis Skinner never fiddled a penny in expenses.

Earnest ****

Jezza also, IIRC.

[Peter]

Jezza also, IIRC.

Its just making everyone else look bad. ****ers.

[Luis Anaconda]

We've established that you have no meaningful principles and that anything's a small price to pay for access to the common market as far as you're concerned, WES. That's fine, but it does rather disqualify you from meaningful contributions on the subjects of probity, ethics and democratic accountability.

We've established you are a Conservative so you certainly shouldn't comment on the first too

[Burney]

We've established you are a Conservative so you certainly shouldn't comment on the first too

Sorry? What evidence do you have as to my probity? Are you libelling me, la?

[World's End Stella]

We've established that you have no meaningful principles and that anything's a small price to pay for access to the common market as far as you're concerned, WES. That's fine, but it does rather disqualify you from meaningful contributions on the subjects of probity, ethics and democratic accountability.

Oh yes, I'm a very practical man, Burney. It's amazing how few moral, ethical or philosophical issues there are when people are gainfully employed and financially secure.

BTW, are you now a fan of democracy? I could have sworn it wasn't that long ago (pretty much every day, actually) that you were proposing that certain people not be allowed to vote. Common people and students, as two examples.

[Peter]

Oh yes, I'm a very practical man, Burney. It's amazing how few moral, ethical or philosophical issues there are when people are gainfully employed and financially secure.

BTW, are you now a fan of democracy? I could have sworn it wasn't that long ago (pretty much every day, actually) that you were proposing that certain people not be allowed to vote. Common people and students, as two examples.

Yes, but then common people starting agreeing with him.