Separate Moan Thread About The Election

Good luck to the people of Clacton…

 

I lived in Belgium while Farage was an MEP and he was a gravy trainer par excellence, dining at Comme Chez Soi, a 3* restaurant with astonishing frequency and on expenses. He also had a very fancy apartment in a select, expensive area. All reported regularly in the English language press in Brussels but not so much by UK newspapers. He definitely bit the hand that fed him.

 

The more houses thing has just caused chaos on the roads around here, most mornings I'm hearing, during the school run it can take 30 min or more to cover two miles.

They keep building schools but all the parents moan because they cant get their kids in the one they want, it usually the one furthest away from where they live.

No good building doctors surgeries if your not going to finance the GPs.
But didn't Labour announce that they were going to take money from hospitals to pay for more GPs
That sound like a good idea.

 

I think the money wasted on expenses by all MEPs was in the news fairly regularly at the time.
Travelling expenses etc.
Neil Kinnock and his missus was put in the frame at one point I think for ripping off the system.

Even the British MPs have been raked over the coals about it, remember the Duck house we bought one of the blood suckers.

 

There is what we should expect from our funded representatives (good behaviour and integrity), what we really expect (taking some advantage and having some human frailties) and completely taking the Mick. Farage is of the latter breed and had more, and fancier lunches and dinners than most MEPs, some of whom actually work hard to make the EU work for their constituents.

 

You obviously knew him well.
Or is it just something you read?

 

There was a weekly English language magazine, motly aimed at Eurocrats and other business people lured to Brussels by the EU circus, NATO, various embassies to the Belgian govt, EU and NATO (UK had all three) plus European HQs of companies such as Coca-Cola, Exxon and other multinationals.

The doings of people like Farage featured regularly therein.

 

I can imagine they would, I dont think he went there to make friends.

 

It would be quicker to make the "little darlings" walk and better for them and accompanying parent.