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MPs claiming for TV licences - spireitematt - 24-06-2019
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/all-these-mps-claim-for-a-tv-licence-but-many-people-who-need-it-cant/
MPs in all parties are claiming TV licences on their expenses. Some big names on their.
RE: MPs claiming for TV licences - Amelia Chaffinch - 24-06-2019
Not surprised at all.
RE: MPs claiming for TV licences - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 25-06-2019
There's a possibility that MPs offices may require a television for keeping tabs on BBC News 24, BBC Parliament, etc. If that's the case, they're entitled to claim the license fee on expenses, because it's in a professional context. Obviously if it's for personal use at home then they can GTF and cough it up out their own pocket like everyone else.
RE: MPs claiming for TV licences - 0762 - 25-06-2019
Will that actually happen Ska'd!? I'm afraid the MPs' "expenses scandal", that swept through the UK Parliament a few years ago, has rendered me (and many others) to be extremely cynical re the selfish motives of most MPs who will find any kinda loophole to satisfy their quest to get as much money (+benefits!) from the public purse to add to their already generous annual salaries.
RE: MPs claiming for TV licences - spireitematt - 25-06-2019
(25-06-2019, 03:03)Ska\dForLife-WBA Wrote: There's a possibility that MPs offices may require a television for keeping tabs on BBC News 24, BBC Parliament, etc. If that's the case, they're entitled to claim the license fee on expenses, because it's in a professional context. Obviously if it's for personal use at home then they can GTF and cough it up out their own pocket like everyone else.
Wouldn't that be one licence for the whole of Parliament though? Are these TV licences for 2nd houses? or for there own houses?
Isn't Parliament filmed by Westminister themselves and it's the BBC which show it on public TV?
(25-06-2019, 14:32)0762 Wrote: Will that actually happen Ska'd!? I'm afraid the MPs' "expenses scandal", that swept through the UK Parliament a few years ago, has rendered me (and many others) to be extremely cynical re the selfish motives of most MPs who will find any kinda loophole to satisfy their quest to get as much money (+benefits!) from the public purse to add to their already generous annual salaries.
A lot of them have never done anything else or don't know anything else so they are well and truly up the creek without a paddle if they lose their seat at an election. A lot of them are on the gravy train same as the MEPs claiming for things which are just stupid.
RE: MPs claiming for TV licences - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 26-06-2019
(25-06-2019, 18:11)spireitematt Wrote:(25-06-2019, 03:03)Ska\dForLife-WBA Wrote: There's a possibility that MPs offices may require a television for keeping tabs on BBC News 24, BBC Parliament, etc. If that's the case, they're entitled to claim the license fee on expenses, because it's in a professional context. Obviously if it's for personal use at home then they can GTF and cough it up out their own pocket like everyone else.
Wouldn't that be one licence for the whole of Parliament though? Are these TV licences for 2nd houses? or for there own houses?
I meant a TV for their constituency office. Pretty sure in The Thick Of It they often depicted the MP's staff switching on the office telly to watch some scandal unfolding, etc.