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5 and 9 - the Phoenix Line
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:02 pm
by Cardinal Sin
MP's are allowed to claim expenses for travelling between their constituencies and London, as well as other sundries.
So how much did the top-claiming MP for the 2005-2006 session claim? And for a bonus point, where does he lives. His name would be impressive, but he's not very famous (except for claiming a lot of expenses).
I'll let a few people have a guess then give it to the person who is closest.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:11 pm
by theoak
300k
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:27 pm
by harry 3
216k, probably includes postage for all those begging letters.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:59 pm
by stuart4010
Is it an MP from the Highlands/Orkney/Shetland way perhaps? I'll go for 125k.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:19 pm
by Istenem
700k
a labour politician
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:36 pm
by Matt Vinyl
200k, John '200k' Prescott?
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:02 am
by theoak
hmm; I would guess that JP IS pretty famous. a random precise figure: 313k
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:13 am
by Cardinal Sin
Shame on most of you, as if our elected members would run up bills of hundreds of thousands of pounds on friviolities. The actual figure was a £174,811, including £30,000 on air-fares.
His name is Eric Joyce, and he is indeed a Labour politician. What is surprising is that he doesn't live in the Orkneys or Western Isles. He actually represents my constituency (Falkirk West) which is close to both Glasgow and Edinburgh, so how he can rack up those sort of expenses is anyone's guess.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tay ... 359623.stm
His brother recently stood for Labour in the recent Scottish elections. He looked like he was going to get in until it was revealed that he owns 5 properties round here and was letting them all out - not really living up to the Socialist ideal!
Anyway, sorry for the essay. Matt V was closest so it's over to him.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:05 am
by harry 3
Most of their secretaries are wives or girlfriend also.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:23 pm
by Matt Vinyl
Crikey, sorry chaps, hadn't checked this for a while!
Right, here goes:
Seeing as though it's the 31st October, where did one of the most famous poltergeist investigations take place between August 1977 and September 1978, with an additional outburst in August 1980?
And for a bonus point, who was the investigator?
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:26 pm
by Weyland
I'm guessing Borley Rectory (most haunted house in the UK), but no idea as to the investigator.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:29 pm
by Matt Vinyl
Good try, but alas, incorrect. I've been to Borley, and it is actually very strange if you stand in the church.
Anyway, Borley was a bit earlier than this one.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:30 pm
by Istenem
tower of london?
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:35 pm
by Matt Vinyl
I'll give you a bit of a clue, the actual haunted 'place' was very non-descript, the town will do, and I'll spill the story. Susan Jeans has the closest proximity...
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:36 pm
by theoak
Thorpe Park, Hercule Poirot.