But I didn’t do
anything wrong!
By Jack Clyde ©
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his must surely be the most, “COMMONLY” � , Z D V R Q O \ R E H \ L Q J R U G H U V � do is build a few more roads and, “infuriating”
used phrase during the whole of 2009 and V S H H G E X P S V D G G R Q D G R ] H Q R U V R P R U H W U D I � F
will probably be the most “COMMONLY” used Not that I am likening our MPs with Nazi war lights where they are not needed, stick in a
phrase for the rest of time. How many times criminals, but I do think the excuses sound few hidden speed cameras and a few 24 hour,
have we heard this reply? There should be I D P L O L D U % X W K H \ 7 K D Q N * R G D W O H D V W R X U 0 3 V � � 6 W R S & K L O G U H Q & U R V V L Q J � W U D I � F O L J K W V \ V W H P V
a huge billboard erected outside the House S H Q V L R Q I X Q G V D U H V D I H : H Z R X O G Q � W O L N H W K H P in the middle of nowhere where children are
of Commons just to remind them what the to go without a pension fund now would we? not allowed to go. He can then dabble in a re-
standard reply is when questioned about [their] And talking about pensions, do you recall my Y D P S R I W K H V H T X H Q F H G W U D I � F O L J K W V L Q W K H F L W \
expenses. It amazes me that no matter what D U W L F O H L Q 0 D \ � V H G L W L R Q R I 7 D [ L 7 D O N 0 D J D ] L Q H centre because I have recently noticed that they
the Labour Party says or decides, the Tory about the former boss of the Royal Bank of are now running out of sequence, so much so
Party thinks the opposite. It is exactly the Scotland, poor old Sir Fred Goodwin (yes a that you can actually string three or four green
same when the Tories make a decision. It then Scotsman like myself!) who went underground W U D I � F O L J K W V W R J H W K H U Z L W K R X W K D Y L Q J W R V W R S
E H F R P H V W K H / D E R X U 3 D U W \ � V W X U Q W R F R Q W U D G L F W W R 6 S D L Q D I W H U O H D G L Q J W K H 5 % 6 W R D V P D O O G H � F L W Now that is a novelty in our city! No doubt that
the Tories views. So how come when both of a mere £25 billion! The reason he went to when the local authorities get wind of this,
Labour and Tory MPs are questioned about their Spain was to avoid a huge public outcry over they will be absolutely infuriated. So, if poor
expenses both sides unbelievably come out with his pension fund, which was a staggering Freddie manages to land this cushy number, I
the same reply? £2,000 per day for each and every day for the am sure that the Roads Department will bend
rest of his life. This was not a modest pension, over backwards in providing him with a pension
� % X W , G L G Q � W G R D Q \ W K L Q J Z U R Q J � but a lottery pension. As it turns out, from the
to help supplement some of the pension he
goodness of his heart and the wish to return has reluctantly given up.
I suppose they have to agree on something! from Spain Sir Fred has decided to take a
Such a pity they are too busy lining their pockets huge cut in his pension fund of £4 million. That
Indeed, the Roads Department/Council are
to improve the lives of the ordinary people they leaves him a mere £342,500 each year for really very sympathetic to their employees
D U H W K H U H W R U H S U H V H Q W $ I W H U D O O W K H \ G R Q � W G R the rest of his life - that roughly equates to a and I am told that whatever the pension is for
too badly out of a salary of £64,700 per annum thousand pounds a day. NOT BAD EH? Just someone about to retire, it is automatically
do they? And what about the MP, Mr… who about as much as a West End day shift driver increased so that the next person leaving
stood up in front of the television cameras and would earn if the schools were on. Anyway, my gets an extra dod and so on and so on. It is
said that a claim on his behalf for a ten pound heart goes out to old Freddie. obvious that it will never compensate for the £4
reimbursement for a donation to the Royal Air
million he returned for sinking the Royal Bank
Force Wings Day Charity Appeal was fortunately $ Q G Z K L O H , � P I H H O L Q J V R U U \ I R U 6 L U ) U H G G L H � V
R I 6 F R W O D Q G E X W O H W � V K R S H L W Z L O O J R D F H U W D L Q
rejected. He, of course, did not know anything V H Y H U H � Q D Q F L D O S O L J K W , W K L Q N , K D Y H P D Q D J H G
way to softening this loss. Just remember
about this claim and was pleased that it was to come up with a rescue package. It has
Freddie, that when you come for an interview
rejected. I, for one, wish the claim had been just been announced that the Scottish Region
I R U W K L V H [ F L W L Q J F D U H H U P R Y H G R Q � W I D O O L Q W R
paid out. It would have been an awfully cheap requires £2 billion of government money to put
the trap and be a happy chappy or answer
price to pay to see another MP walk the plank. the roads of Scotland back into a reasonable
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Where does honour and dignity come into play F R Q G L W L R Q , U H F N R Q W K D W * O D V J R Z � V V K D U H R I
whatsoever! A rough, negative personality
here? Everyone seems to be passing the buck. this bottomless pit will be around £1 billion. So
is what is required here - just like the roads
Does no one stand up these days and say, L P P H G L D W H O \ , K H D U G W K L V Q H Z V R O G ) U H G G L H � U H G
themselves. When answering
“Yes, I did it?” 7 K H \ D O O V F D W W H U O L N H W K H � O W K \ G L U W \ right into my head as the perfect man for the job.
cockroaches they are when the light comes on. + H L V D F W X D O O \ D O L W W O H R Y H U T X D O L � H G I R U W K L V M R E
questions be slow, stop regularly
They have been rumbled and the shit has hit the + H � V X V H G W R G H D O L Q J Z L W K V O L J K W O \ O D U J H U V X P V R I
for no reason whatsoever and give the
I D Q , V P H O O D � V K K H U H Q R W D Q H Z � V K W K R X J K D money - more in the region of £25 billion, but I
occasional grunt of self-satisfaction
� V K W K D W K D V E H H Q V W L Q N L Q J I R U D O R Q J W L P H 0 D Q \ am quite sure he could downsize, as he is really
as if another sump has smacked into
of you out there may think I know nothing about good at shrinking budgets. Now I can hear
D Q R Y H U J U R Z Q V S H H G E X P S 7 K D W � V
anything, but let me tell you, I know a stinking some people say that he might not have any
the sort of terminology these guys are
� V K Z K H Q , V P H O O R Q H D Q G W K H U H L V Q R Z D \ W K L V experience in the roads department (especially
looking for. Remember, if you bring
one is going away. Mark my words, “there will Glasgow.) I would simply answer by saying that
common sense into the equation, then
be a few MPs in the Commons who have as yet no one has any experience of running the roads
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been untouched by this expenses scandal and it department in Glasgow so any input from the
Department, you can BANK on that.
is my prediction that there will be some of them head of a huge disorganized organization would
W K D W Z R Q � W U H T X L U H O D [ D W L Y H V R Y H U W K H Q H [ W I H Z be a distinct advantage. I mean, what more of
& R S \ U L J K W - D F N & O \ G H
months.” a disaster can he make? The place is already
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riddled with holes, craters and bottomless
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S L W V + H � O O I H H O U L J K W D W K R P H $ O O K H K D V W R
Is this the Commons
war cry? In 1945-46,
the war cry came from
the Nuremburg Trials
in Germany of the
Nazi hierarchy was…
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