Comments on: English admits he’s been rorting us

By: mickysavage

mickysavage — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:54:12 +0000

She and we did you &*^%

Learn some history before you comment.

By: Draco T Bastard

Draco T Bastard — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:46:25 +0000

Show me where’s he’s done either of those two things.

1) $30k != $200k+
2) According to him its the systems fault and not his own actions.

By: Kevin Welsh

Kevin Welsh — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:35:46 +0000

Don’t you mean the Endeavour Trust Mike? After all, Double Dipton had no pecuniary interest.

By: Marty G

Marty G — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:13:27 +0000

He’s paid the money back after months and he hasn’t fronted up, he denies any wrong doing

By: Pascal's bookie

Pascal's bookie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:54:41 +0000

Pay up to make the questions stop you mean.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:50:12 +0000

and the pinko’s rise in united disgust that a tory has done something they could never do – front up and pay up.

By: outofbed

outofbed — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:19:04 +0000

Has he paid it back
or has the trust?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:10:26 +0000

Te Whare Iti and a kumara pit … yeah right

By: cocamc

cocamc — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:07:42 +0000

The other MP’s better be careful what they wish for, Bill English paying this back sets a precedent and I’m sure others are going to be looking over their shoulders.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:01:57 +0000

The other Partys are so transparent?

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:51:35 +0000

So when can we expect to see Aunty Helen pay back the pledge card?

By: outofbed

outofbed — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:44:08 +0000

Yes Espiner seems to think English has done enough to make this go away
Which was in contrast to Tv3
Espiner is not the greatest political editor in the world is he?

By: Kiwipolitico » Blog Archive » Headline battle!

Kiwipolitico » Blog Archive » Headline battle! — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:25:17 +0000

[...] Headline battle! Posted on 17:25, September 28th, 2009 by Lew Within a half-hour, the two leading trumpet-blowers of the blogosphere have favoured us with their interpretations of the latest developments in the Bill English accomodation saga, and their headlines are marvellous. Both are factual; neither contain any misleading or false information, and yet they convey such different things. First (chronologically), in the red corner: The Standard: English admits he’s been rorting us [...]

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:24:26 +0000

Media is already signaling they’re going to back off. Espiner tonight -”Labour has to be careful not to bne seen to be hounding English”

By: toad

toad — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:22:44 +0000

@JohnDee 5:36 pm

Exactly! I just saw him on OneNews offering to pay back a further $30,000.

I undersatnd he and his family based themselves in Wellington as of 1996. I’m not sure what the accommodation allowance was then, but at the current rates ($24K per year) it would add up to $288,000. It will presumably be slightly less that that, given the movement in the allowance entitlement over the years, but his offers so far to repay a relative pittance in the context of what he has rorted don’t go down well.