Clamping down on expenses

[DimPrawn]

MEPs allowed to claim £120,000 in expenses without proof of how money is spent - Telegraph

MEPs can claim £120,000 a year in expenses without providing “real proof" of how the money is spent, because EU officials don't want to saddle them with an "administrative burden" which would hamper their freedom, a court heard.

And people want a to give these vermin a vote of confidence?

[SueEllen]

They are given an allowance.

[PurpleGorilla]

They are given an allowance.

They are given lots of allowances.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/FAQ

All that money, all that politics and debate, and they are impotent and useless.

[DimPrawn]

They are given an allowance.

£120,000 a year allowance, no questions asked.

UK has paid 1/4 trillion pounds into the EU. Money well spent, better than if we had spent it on UK infrastructure, education and health I'm sure.

[SueEllen]

They are given lots of allowances.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/FAQ

All that money, all that politics and debate, and they are impotent and useless.

They do the UK government's bidding unless they are in UKIP where they don't bother to turn up even if it's to cause trouble.

[AtW]

UK has paid 1/4 trillion pounds into the EU. Money well spent, better than if we had spent it on UK infrastructure, education and health I'm sure.

Sounds like a cheap club membership deal.

For real expensive one read up this -

Wentworth cull: ‘ordinary golfers fear being driven out of prestigious Surrey club by Chinese billionaire owner’ - Telegraph

[PurpleGorilla]

Clamping down on expenses

They do the UK government's bidding unless they are in UKIP where they don't bother to turn up even if it's to cause trouble.

I stand in awe of their ability to deal with climate change, refugee crisis, terrorism, sex trafficking, drugs, tax avoidance, financial crisis.

LMFAO

[PurpleGorilla]

Clamping down on expenses

Figure 3. UK Parties Per Cent on Winning Side in EP Votes in 2009-14



http://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/the-...es-of-uk-meps/

[AtW]

I stand in awe of their ability to deal with climate change, refugee crisis, terrorism, sex trafficking, drugs, tax avoidance, financial crisis.

She also knows very well how to deal with pesky mauve monkeys...

[PurpleGorilla]

She also knows very well how to deal with pesky mauve monkeys...

Who is 'she'?