General Election - 8thJune

[mfcrocker]

Oops, Christopher Davies has been charged with falsifying his expenses invoices

 

[Jason H]

Oops, Christopher Davies has been charged with falsifying his expenses invoices

It's good to know the CPS is going after people for £700 worth of expense claims that the MP acknowledged was done in error.

 

[IndoMike]

It's good to know the CPS is going after people for £700 worth of expense claims that the MP acknowledged was done in error.

The funny thing about expense error is that is always more and never less.

 

[Jason H]

The funny thing about expense error is that is always more and never less.

In this case it was, er, the same. He submitted two expense claims totalling £700 when he should have submitted one expense claim totalling £700.

 

[Grecian2K]

Is that what is meant by "double entry" book keeping?

 

[IndoMike]

In this case it was, er, the same. He submitted two expense claims totalling £700 when he should have submitted one expense claim totalling £700.

Still doing that silly "er" thing?

 

[Jason H]

Still doing that silly "er" thing?

Yes, thanks. It wasn't directed at you.

 

[IndoMike]

Yes, thanks. It wasn't directed at you.

I know : it's a linguistic habit you have acquired. So anyway, you mean this bloke claimed the right amount of expenses but in cne claim rather than split.

 

[Grecian2K]

I know : it's a linguistic habit you have acquired. So anyway, you mean this bloke claimed the right amount of expenses but in cne claim rather than split.

The fact that two of the three charges are for FORGERY suggests that there might possibly be a bit more to this than a simple "administrative error"?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47320171
(Although, of course, "innocent until proven guilty" and all that!)

 

[mfcrocker]

TIG have set out their Brexit strategy which is to get Theresa to drop her red lines and move towards a permanent customs union.

Which last time I checked was basically the Labour strategy. What was the point again?