joeyconcrete Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Article here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...s-expenses.html Its like something off the Fast show. "I've got a very very large house". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8062205.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Its like something off the Fast show. "I've got a very very large house".http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8062205.stm It is like a sketch, superb! It's not his fault, it's the freedom of information act! What right does the public have to know how their money is being spent? You couldn't make it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 What a total buffoon! Who on earth do these people think they are? They dip their thieving little fingers into our wallets and bank accounts and expect us to doff our caps and say ‘God Bless You Sir’! The Conservative MP Anthony Steen, may have a large estate, frankly I care not a jot, as long as you’re paying for it! Personally Mr Steen, I’m not jealous, I’m simply angry, disappointed and disgusted. I feel that way about any politician who think that the taxpayer should shell out their hard earned (or saved) money to keep them, and their families, in the style to which they have become accustomed. How dare they! We have to keep ourselves and them as well? No thank you. There’s something rotten to the core in all this. The lot of them should be tipped out. Then, of course, the Lords haven’t been dealt with yet. But then, nor have the European MEPs... The mind boggles at what may yet be to come. It’s all grotesquely fascinating. I've just looked at the site again, and the old Dinosaur has apologised. "In an interview with Radio 4's The World At One on Wednesday, Mr Steen suggested his critics were envious because he lived in a large house that resembled Royal residence Balmoral, and had trees in the grounds that needed lopping" Lopping! I'd pay good money to watch that. I'd leave the trees alone though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 They dip their thieving little fingers into our wallets and bank accounts and expect us to doff our caps and say ‘God Bless You Sir’! Do you pay UK tax Addie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Its like something off the Fast show. "I've got a very very large house".http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8062205.stm It is like a sketch, superb! It's not his fault, it's the freedom of information act! What right does the public have to know how their money is being spent? You couldn't make it up! I know, it's mental. And then he retracts his statements, which is supposed to make it 'ok'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 LOL Got me there Slim Anyway, thankfully it's only UK politicians that behave in this way ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman2 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 They dip their thieving little fingers into our wallets and bank accounts and expect us to doff our caps and say ‘God Bless You Sir’! Do you pay UK tax Addie? even if he doesnt he pays the thieves his vat on anything and everything that have ceased to have a pulse or never had one to start with.. we all contribute to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 They dip their thieving little fingers into our wallets and bank accounts and expect us to doff our caps and say ‘God Bless You Sir’! Do you pay UK tax Addie? even if he doesnt he pays the thieves his vat on anything and everything that have ceased to have a pulse or never had one to start with.. we all contribute to them. Sorry to intrude facts into this, but the island gets more back in VAT than it pays out. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triskelion Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Sorry to intrude facts into this, but the island gets more back in VAT than it pays out. S Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Sorry to intrude facts into this, but the island gets more back in VAT than it pays out. S Source? I worked it out. It's not too hard. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 Really Sebrof - not too hard hey? Care to inform me, poor ignorant fool that I am, how you did it? We know how much VAT the IOM recieves, but to work out how much it pays out you need to know spending on end user goods that are VAT rated. It approximates to Consumption in the GDP identity, but not particularly well. It hardly related to GDP at all. Please oh wise one, tell us how you did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Really Sebrof - not too hard hey? Care to inform me, poor ignorant fool that I am, how you did it? We know how much VAT the IOM recieves, but to work out how much it pays out you need to know spending on end user goods that are VAT rated. It approximates to Consumption in the GDP identity, but not particularly well. It hardly related to GDP at all. Please oh wise one, tell us how you did it. Bit stumped when you can't Google something, aren't you China? I said it wasn't hard, but it does take time because you need to ensure that you are excluding non-VATable GDP items. And there are quite a few. Now, give it a go. I'm sure you are up to it, although I seem to recall that you will need to refresh your definition of GDP. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Goblin Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I don't see how any of us can pontificate on this without knowing just how the IoM benefit from the CP is calculated. Perhaps someone (from Government?) would care to enlighten us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 Sebrof - where's the beef - you say you've worked out that the Island gets back more in VAT than it pays back. Why won't you tell us the details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Sebrof - where's the beef - you say you've worked out that the Island gets back more in VAT than it pays back. Why won't you tell us the details? To tell you the truth, it IS easy, but it takes quite a lot of time. I had to trawl through Hansard and select committee minutes to make sure I was on the right track. If I ever do it again, I'll keep a note. But Richard whatshisname, with the funny eyes and the vendetta against the IOM, has something about it on his website. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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