tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post3838676968481540277..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Duck Houses and Red HerringsMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-70003879277075130002009-06-01T13:40:03.299+01:002009-06-01T13:40:03.299+01:00Very true - it wouldn't take much for a trained le...Very true - it wouldn't take much for a trained legal brain to spot the loopholes.<br /><br />But all this does imply a lot of time spent searching out 'nice little earners' rather than doing the job that entitled them to the expenses in the first place.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-54714615288119297622009-06-01T13:04:09.791+01:002009-06-01T13:04:09.791+01:00With the greatest respect, I think you will find t...With the greatest respect, I think you will find that amongst New Labour, many came from Local Government where they had learned their trade well in fiddle dee dee. Others had been attached to political entities where financial and admininstrative controls were entirely unknown. Even worse, quite a few were lawyers, say no more. As for what many of the Tories did before entering Parliament well............Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com