Friday, July 9, 2010

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Persecute the powerless

So they've managed to shift the attention off themselves and their abuse of expenses.
We hardly hear a whisper about the thieving bankers.
They're managing to convince the populace that all our financial woes are the fault of people scraping by on benefits
MP's can claim expenses of up to £50 without even lodging a receipt.
The poor old Lords are having their daily expenses limited to £300 per day, and they actually have to turn up to claim, before tottering off for free lunch and booze, then sleeping off their excesses in the opulence of The House
People on benefits are means tested, and every opportunity is taken to prevent them claiming anything
The hypocrisy is mind boggling