Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Now that you come to mention it
The EU parliament has heard a call for Den Dover, the disgraced MEP, to be treated in the same way as a social security fraudster over unjustified expense payments worth more than £500,000.
The call came from Chris Davies, the Lib-Dem MEP, who has accused Dover of using allowances meant to cover staff costs "to buy cars and for personal gain".
"If one of our constituents fraudulently claims welfare benefits they will be prosecuted and could go to prison. Sometimes things seem different here," said Davies. "Most people regard Dover as no better than a thief, a crook who should be in jail."
It may be a trick of the memory, but I recall writing something rather similaryesterday. Certainly, the silence of the Conservative group, to say nothing of David Cameron, does not reflect well on the Conservative party. At the very least, they should be calling for Mr Dover's affairs to be subject to a very rigorous police investigation.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
And the good news is ...
... that the other blog is up and running, well designed by North Jnr. Why it is called "Your Freedom and Ours" is explained in the First Post.
The intention is to post non-EU matters there and stick to what this blog is meant for. Naturally, it is not always easy to separate subjects out, not least because we have long ago decided with the boss that it is not enough to write about the EU - one must show the various other links and talk a bit about the alternative. Gettin rid of the EU will not solve our problems but we cannot begin to solve them until we are out.
The second posting on Durban II is there as well. Enjoy.
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