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Dissolve Parliament Over Expense Flap: UK Opposition
May 18, 2009 11:26 AM CDT
Dissolve Parliament Over Expense Flap: UK Opposition
(Newser)
- The improper-expenses scandal roiling the British government is so crippling that the entire parliament ought to be dissolved, and an emergency general election held, opposition leader David Cameron said today. The “political system is paralyzed,” said Cameron, who could push for a June vote, the
Telegraph
reports. “...
Another UK Lawmaker Suspended
Over Expenses
May 16, 2009 9:17 AM CDT
Another UK Lawmaker Suspended Over Expenses
Public outrage grows over scandal
(Newser)
- Britain’s Labour Party has suspended David Chaytor, the latest lawmaker caught up in a widening expense account scandal, the
Daily Telegraph
reports. Chaytor reportedly claimed $20,000 in interest on a mortgage that was already paid off. Chaytor has said he made an “unforgivable error in my accounting...
UK Minister Resigns in Expense Flap
May 15, 2009 12:13 PM CDT
UK Minister Resigns in Expense Flap
1st MP to step down says he acted '1 million percent by the book'
(Newser)
- Britain’s justice minister resigned today amid a furor over a sketchy rental agreement, the first MP to do so following the revelation of excessive expenses charged by members of parliament to taxpayers, the
Telegraph
reports. Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched an investigation into whether Shahid Malik breached conduct codes...
Media Playing Dirty in Brown Expenses Flap
OPINION
May 11, 2009 11:39 AM CDT
Media Playing Dirty in Brown Expenses Flap
PM's sister-in-law hits back after fiasco over housekeeping
(Newser)
- British politicians have endured four days' worth of brutal press coverage after a newspaper published leaked parliamentary expense accounts, which include claims for everything from major home renovations to a Kit Kat bar. Gordon Brown, normally thought of as a frugal preacher's son, expensed $10,000 for cleaning—made payable...
British in Uproar Over Bizarre MP Expenses
May 9, 2009 9:43 AM CDT
British in Uproar Over Bizarre MP Expenses
Ministers charged taxpayers for maids, x-rated movies, cat food
(Newser)
- Britain is up in arms today over a series of outrageous and in many cases ridiculous expense account charges from some members of the government. The expense reports were leaked to the
Daily Telegraph
, which yesterday revealed, that Gordon Brown had paid his brother $9,800 for housecleaning services and...
Credit Card Debt
Spikes on Campus
Apr 13, 2009 2:06 PM CDT
Credit Card Debt Spikes on Campus
(Newser)
- College students in 2008 carried an average of $3,173 in credit card debt, a huge jump from 4 years earlier,
USA Today
reports. A Sallie Mae study, when conducted in 2004, revealed an average balance of just $2,169. When students “can’t get private loans, they turn...
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