How not to deal with ethnic minorities
I was horrified to learn from "The Guardian" here (with a hat-tip to Political Betting) that Labour's Lady McDonagh, in a a written statement in defence of Baroness Uddin (who has been ordered to repay more than £125,000 in wrongly claimed expenses), accused the House of Lords' ethics committee of showing “little or no cultural understanding of being a Muslim women born outside of the UK”.
WTF?
Lady McDonagh could not have done more to boost the BNP had she secretly been on their payroll. If there was ever an example of "the soft racism of low expectations" that was it.
The committee found that Lady Uddin had first claimed her brother's flat, then a flat she owned in Kent, as her first home when in fact she rarely stayed away from her real main home four miles from central London.
Let's be absolutely clear on this: any member of either House of Parliament who claims more than a hundred grand of taxpayer's money more than they are entitled to, is either too stupid or too dishonest to be in that position. It doesn't matter what their culture, race, gender, or party is.
The proper place for such a person is not the palace of Westminster. It is a jail cell. In words of one syllable
A Tory who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A Socialist who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A Lib/Dem who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A white MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A black MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
An asian MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A christian MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
An atheist MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A Muslim MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A male MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A female MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A straight, middle class, able-bodied MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A disabled lesbian MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
WTF?
Lady McDonagh could not have done more to boost the BNP had she secretly been on their payroll. If there was ever an example of "the soft racism of low expectations" that was it.
The committee found that Lady Uddin had first claimed her brother's flat, then a flat she owned in Kent, as her first home when in fact she rarely stayed away from her real main home four miles from central London.
Let's be absolutely clear on this: any member of either House of Parliament who claims more than a hundred grand of taxpayer's money more than they are entitled to, is either too stupid or too dishonest to be in that position. It doesn't matter what their culture, race, gender, or party is.
The proper place for such a person is not the palace of Westminster. It is a jail cell. In words of one syllable
A Tory who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A Socialist who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A Lib/Dem who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A white MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A black MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
An asian MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A christian MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
An atheist MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A Muslim MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A male MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A female MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A straight, middle class, able-bodied MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
A disabled lesbian MP or Peer who is shown to have wrongly claimed more than £100,000 of taypayers money on the basis of false statements should be prosecuted, and if convicted should go to jail.
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