http://manchestermule.com/article/the-votes-views-and-expenses-of-manchesters-mps News with a Kick Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://manchestermule.com/article/the-votes-views-and-expenses-of-manchesters-mps/comment-page-1#comment-713 Kaze no Kae Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:59:52 +0000 http://themule.info/?p=424#comment-713 To be fair to Gerald Kaufman, the grapefruit bowls are apparently related to a severe OCD, so as a sufferer of several mild OCDs myself I can (to an extent) understand him thinking of them as a necessity from a psychological point of view - not satisfying an OCD can be very distressing. That doesn't justify the other claims though (£225 for a pen!?), and certainly not his voting record. To be fair to Gerald Kaufman, the grapefruit bowls are apparently related to a severe OCD, so as a sufferer of several mild OCDs myself I can (to an extent) understand him thinking of them as a necessity from a psychological point of view – not satisfying an OCD can be very distressing. That doesn’t justify the other claims though (£225 for a pen!?), and certainly not his voting record.

]]> http://manchestermule.com/article/the-votes-views-and-expenses-of-manchesters-mps/comment-page-1#comment-712 andyl Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:52:19 +0000 http://themule.info/?p=424#comment-712 Wow. That's really interesting Sheila. If you'd like to write something about it for Mule or would like us to do it, please get in touch to editor@themule.info. Good luck! Wow. That’s really interesting Sheila. If you’d like to write something about it for Mule or would like us to do it, please get in touch to editor@themule.info. Good luck!

]]> http://manchestermule.com/article/the-votes-views-and-expenses-of-manchesters-mps/comment-page-1#comment-711 Sheila Oliver Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:40:16 +0000 http://themule.info/?p=424#comment-711 The LibDem MPs in Stockport - Mark Hunter and Andrew Stunell - would appear to have given large amounts of taxpayers' money from their office allowances to various LibDem organisations in return for pagers, away days, research etc - well over £65,000 by my reckoning. I have asked to see details of the research etc but have had this request denied by Andrew Stunell. The LibDem MPs in Stockport – Mark Hunter and Andrew Stunell – would appear to have given large amounts of taxpayers’ money from their office allowances to various LibDem organisations in return for pagers, away days, research etc – well over £65,000 by my reckoning. I have asked to see details of the research etc but have had this request denied by Andrew Stunell.

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