Enemies of the People (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
(2009) New labour M.P. Margaret Moran -PARASITE We are fed up with people in Luton South being represented by an MP who thinks it is OK to spend thousands of pounds worth of taxpayers’ money on decorating and furnishings. We are fed up with an MP who cares more about dry rot than Luton. We are fed [...]
Dick Puddlecote (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Luton prepares to discard its rubbish ( link )
tugster: a waterblog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... spelling for Turkey , which seems just right somehow, three days before Black Friday . That’s Margaret Moran (1979) assisting. To paraphrase a saying formerly overused, this is the last post in this run; in a few days I’ll write the first post in the rest of the life of this blog. Last three fotos by Will Van Dorp. Happy Thanksgiving all. And thanks for reading the blog. After thought...
The Appalling Strangeness (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Good news! Some railway stations are going to be improved. But take a look at this list and see whether you can clock the link: Manchester Victoria – Tony Lloyd LAB Clapham Junction – Martin Linton LAB Barking – Margaret Hodge LAB Warrington Bank Quay – Helen Southworth LAB Preston – Mark Hendrick LAB Wigan North Western – Neil Turner LAB Luton - Margaret...
Boulton (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... of shame of contemporary Members is led by John Prescott, Andrew MacKay and Julie Kirkbride, and Margaret Moran. Key figures in the recent expenses scandal figure prominently, not surprisingly since the book’s co-author, Bendor Grosvenor, says he was inspired to put pen to paper this August. We can all have fun drawing up our personal lists of unpopular parliamentarians, but...
Railway Eye (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Telegrammed by Lobby Fodder So Guido's not convinced about yesterday's Pilgrimage of Grice, detecting the sulpherous whiff of Porkbarrel politics. This interesting list from Guido's blog : Manchester Victoria – Tony Lloyd LAB Clapham Junction – Martin Linton LAB Barking – Margaret Hodge LAB Warrington Bank Quay – Helen Southworth LAB Preston – Mark Hendrick LAB...
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... lucky piggies? Manchester Victoria – Tony Lloyd LAB Clapham Junction – Martin Linton LAB Barking – Margaret Hodge LAB Warrington Bank Quay – Helen Southworth LAB Preston – Mark Hendrick LAB Wigan North Western – Neil Turner LAB Luton - Margaret Moran LAB Liverpool Central – Louise Ellman LAB Stockport – Ann Coffey LAB Crewe – Edward Timpson CON Perhaps the Labour Party only...
Freedom To Choose (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
You may remember Margaret Moran, Labour MP for Luton South? She has featured a couple of times previously on this blog. As well being one of the most egregious abusers of the MP expenses system - arguably the worst, in fact - she is also a dictatorial, anti-smoking moron, with no time for democratic input from her constituents. As Luton working mens' club owner, Sean Spillane, found out...
Jon Slattery (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Blogger Guido Fawkes reckons "the nature of the expenses scandal means that local newspaper journalists will find it easy to attack their sitting MPs." He says: "None will find it easier than the Luton & Dunstable Express which has started a Get Moran Out Now campaign" in Margaret Moran's Luton South constituency. Guido adds: "Expect to see more of...
Boulton (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Disgraced Luton South MP Margaret Moran has yet to return to work after it was revealed in May that she claimed £22,500 for dry rot treatment at a home in Southampton - 100 miles from Luton. In a statement released today, Ms Moran said: "I am sorry that, due to ill health, I have not been able to carry out my parliamentary and constituency duties to the extent I would...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Weekly newspapers in modern times tend to avoid political controversy. But the Luton and Dunstable Express has waded in by launching a campaign to force the resignation of its local MP. The paper last week demanded that Luton South's Labour member, Margaret Moran , should go straightaway because of her involvement in the MPs' expenses scandal. In May, the Daily Telegraph revealed that...
Mark Wadsworth (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... Peter Lilley, Michael Gove, Barbara Follett, Fiona McTaggart, Humfrey Malins, Kelvin Hopkins and Margaret Moran. Now, I haven't paid much attention to the whole MPs' expenses 'scandal', but even I remember clearly that Kelvin Hopkins MP (Lab, Luton North) is one of the few who didn't claim for a second home, having claimed the princely sum of £1,242 for 'Cost of staying away...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... election for claiming for non-existent mortgages, will receive £64,766 and £36,269 respectively. Margaret Moran, who claimed £22,500 to treat dry rot at her partner's home more than 100 miles from her constituency, will get £54,403. The Kelly inquiry said: "It would be inappropriate for those MPs who have acted with honesty and integrity and had already planned to stand down prior...
tugster: a waterblog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Seeing the Moran boats on the upper left side of this foto reminds me that I owe you an answer to Relief Crew 9’s question, which herinafter, shall be dubbed the “tugsterteaser,” term coined by Jed. Tugster teases maybe but always delivers. Answer comes thanks to Harold Tartell: ”The year of that photo would be [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
... we can make a difference." She originally announced her intention to stand against Labour MP Margaret Moran in the wake of the expenses scandal when it emerged that the MP had claimed £22,500 to treat dry rot at a property in Southampton – 100 miles away from her constituency. Outlining her vision of Luton's future, Rantzen said: "I want Luton to change from...
