Comments on: Farepak again http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/ MP for Wantage and Didcot Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:56:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Simon http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/#comment-272 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:34:51 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/#comment-272 Pete Wishart is one of the 'brigadoon brigade' (SNP) , quite why he is calling for all MP's ( english, welsh and northern irish as well as the scots) to contribute to a UK wide fund one only knows! He ain't one of the SNP intelligensia that's for sure! Pete Wishart is one of the ‘brigadoon brigade’ (SNP) , quite why he is calling for all MP’s ( english, welsh and northern irish as well as the scots) to contribute to a UK wide fund one only knows! He ain’t one of the SNP intelligensia that’s for sure!

]]> by: Tom http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/#comment-269 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:34:11 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/#comment-269 But perhaps you meant Ian McCartney, who organized the relief fund, and who has indeed given a day's pay (along with all other DTI Ministers). Do you really think the Government should bail out a private savings scheme? Would a Conservative Government do that? Don't you think it might set a dangerous precedent? But perhaps you meant Ian McCartney, who organized the relief fund, and who has indeed given a day’s pay (along with all other DTI Ministers). Do you really think the Government should bail out a private savings scheme? Would a Conservative Government do that? Don’t you think it might set a dangerous precedent?

]]> by: Tom http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/#comment-268 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:31:56 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/#comment-268 Wishart is not a Government Minister. Wishart is not a Government Minister.

]]> by: matthew http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/#comment-266 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:15:47 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2006/11/28/farepak-again/#comment-266 meh, the Farepak relief fund to recover people's hampers doesn't quite bring the same urge to contribute as "all my family died in a tsunami, please help" It's horrible and distasteful, that MPs pick and choose relatively undeserving causes for cynical PR purposes. meh, the Farepak relief fund to recover people’s hampers doesn’t quite bring the same urge to contribute as “all my family died in a tsunami, please help”

It’s horrible and distasteful, that MPs pick and choose relatively undeserving causes for cynical PR purposes.

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