http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/06/18/guardian-co-uk-crowd-sourced-experiment-investigate-your-mps-expenses/ Online journalism news Thu, 24 May 2012 14:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/06/18/guardian-co-uk-crowd-sourced-experiment-investigate-your-mps-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-14092 David McVickers Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:04:43 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=11268#comment-14092 all politicians are corrupt ,,,,you should all go all politicians are corrupt ,,,,you should all go

]]> http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/06/18/guardian-co-uk-crowd-sourced-experiment-investigate-your-mps-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-14091 David McVickers Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:03:00 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=11268#comment-14091 hi, how can gordon brown be an mp ,,,he never spends anytime in his constituncy why does he get paid ? hi, how can gordon brown be an mp ,,,he never spends anytime in his constituncy why does he get paid ?

]]> http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/06/18/guardian-co-uk-crowd-sourced-experiment-investigate-your-mps-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-13868 Frank Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:33:36 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=11268#comment-13868 Alleged areas of abuse or fraud :- Claims for the cost of mortgages repaid .Costs of maintaining two residences, one in the constituency and one in London. Nominating second homes: Re-designating second homes:furnishing more than one property. (This practice became widely-known as "flipping"). Renting out homes. Subsidising property development: renovated on expenses and then rapidly sold. Evading Capital Gains tax.Claiming expenses while living in grace and favour homes:Renovating and furnishing properties when already standing down or resigning..Furnishing of other homes: ( MPs were able to claim for items of furniture that were actually delivered elsewhere). Alleged areas of abuse or fraud :- Claims for the cost of mortgages repaid .Costs of maintaining two residences, one in the constituency and one in London. Nominating second homes: Re-designating second homes:furnishing more than one property. (This practice became widely-known as “flipping”). Renting out homes. Subsidising property development: renovated on expenses and then rapidly sold. Evading Capital Gains tax.Claiming expenses while living in grace and favour homes:Renovating and furnishing properties when already standing down or resigning..Furnishing of other homes: ( MPs were able to claim for items of furniture that were actually delivered elsewhere).

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