Comments on: Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/ Left-wing news, opinion and activism Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:52:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jason C http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-69375 Jason C Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:41:00 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-69375 Unbelievable. What rules are these that he's claiming he abode by? Not the ones that say it's fine to create invoices from a non-existant company and pay them from public funds, surely, because I thought they got rid of those a little while ago. Also, I notice that the media seem to be being quite soft on him, for example in the Telegraph piece the headline (as linked to by the OP) says "Tory David Wilshire pays £100,000 to company he owns with girlfriend", when the company doesn't even fucking exist! Unbelievable. What rules are these that he’s claiming he abode by? Not the ones that say it’s fine to create invoices from a non-existant company and pay them from public funds, surely, because I thought they got rid of those a little while ago.

Also, I notice that the media seem to be being quite soft on him, for example in the Telegraph piece the headline (as linked to by the OP) says “Tory David Wilshire pays £100,000 to company he owns with girlfriend”, when the company doesn’t even fucking exist!

]]> By: Tom (iow) http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-69237 Tom (iow) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:47:10 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-69237 He's claiming like a broken record that it was within the rules? Which rules is he taking into account? Likewise, the constant claim that Legge is changing the rules retrospectively isn't true; he is simply taking into account that any claim must be wholly necessarily incurred and appear to be free from any corrupting motive, rules which they all ignored. Approved by the fees office? That just adds a potential charge of conspiracy to defraud as well. And was the fees office ever intended to act in a scrutinising role, or where they merely there to carry out the administration side of things? He’s claiming like a broken record that it was within the rules? Which rules is he taking into account?

Likewise, the constant claim that Legge is changing the rules retrospectively isn’t true; he is simply taking into account that any claim must be wholly necessarily incurred and appear to be free from any corrupting motive, rules which they all ignored.

Approved by the fees office? That just adds a potential charge of conspiracy to defraud as well. And was the fees office ever intended to act in a scrutinising role, or where they merely there to carry out the administration side of things?

]]> By: tim f http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-69235 tim f Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:21:35 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-69235 Why has the Telegraph waited until now? I'm glad we had a proper audit, even if some of Legge's decisions are a bit weird, rather than just trial by Telegraph, if stuff like this didn't come up the first time. Why has the Telegraph waited until now? I’m glad we had a proper audit, even if some of Legge’s decisions are a bit weird, rather than just trial by Telegraph, if stuff like this didn’t come up the first time.

]]> By: Shatterface http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-69231 Shatterface Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:48:33 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-69231 This sounds more like outright fraud than the previous cases, which were more a matter of taking the piss than breaking the law. Who authorised these expenses? This sounds more like outright fraud than the previous cases, which were more a matter of taking the piss than breaking the law.

Who authorised these expenses?

]]> By: Jock http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-69226 Jock Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:26:26 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-69226 Isn't this similar to what Jim Devine was done for? Isn’t this similar to what Jim Devine was done for?

]]> By: Bishop Hill http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-69218 Bishop Hill Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:24:56 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-69218 I wonder if he has paid tax on it. Anyone want to bet if he will be jailed for it? I wonder if he has paid tax on it.

Anyone want to bet if he will be jailed for it?

]]> By: Cathal Shanahan http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-77041 Cathal Shanahan Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:39:53 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-77041 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@Glinner RT @tweetmeme Liberal Conspiracy » Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/cathals/status/4885167764">Original tweet</a>]</div></span> @Glinner RT @tweetmeme Liberal Conspiracy » Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy

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]]> By: Sue Bailey http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-77042 Sue Bailey Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:48:33 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-77042 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @tweetmeme Liberal Conspiracy » Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/blogmum/status/4875264092">Original tweet</a>]</div></span> RT @tweetmeme Liberal Conspiracy » Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy

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]]> By: irene rukerebuka http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-77043 irene rukerebuka Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:45:02 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-77043 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @libcon: Article:: Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/rantersparadise/status/4875186519">Original tweet</a>]</div></span> RT @libcon: Article:: Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy

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]]> By: Liberal Conspiracy http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-77044 Liberal Conspiracy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:38:09 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-77044 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Article:: Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/libcon/status/4875040347">Original tweet</a>]</div></span> Article:: Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy

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]]> By: Sue Bailey http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-77651 Sue Bailey Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:48:33 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-77651 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @tweetmeme Liberal Conspiracy » Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/blogmum/status/4875264092">Original tweet</a>]</div></span> RT @tweetmeme Liberal Conspiracy » Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy

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]]> By: Liberal Conspiracy http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/15/tory-mp-paid-100k-expenses-to-own-company/#comment-82374 Liberal Conspiracy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:38:09 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=8294#comment-82374 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Article:: Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy</span></span> Article:: Tory MP paid £100k expenses to own company http://bit.ly/3T5YOy

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