Labour MP's union payouts
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Indeed no different then some politicians from the other political parties sadly...
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How did a 10 man union have so much money in the firstplace :confused:
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At it's height the NUM (founded in 1945) active membership was approx 300.000 (figures of 950.000 membership in the 1920's refer to the MFGB), in 1981 when "king Arthur" became the leader membership was about 170.000. Currently active membership is less than 100 and shrinking year on year. As the NUM is still in existence it's huge funds are still managed by the national and regional executives. Some things worthy of note: Harold Wilson's Labour government closed hundreds of pits putting thousands of miners out of work with hardly a murmur from the NUM. Margaret Thatcher's Government proposed the closure of just 20 unprofitable pits and privatisation of the rest. NUM leaders refused to nationally ballot members on strike action but "king Arthur" declared a national strike in March 1984. The NUM opposed membership of the European Economic Community, beginning with a unanimous conference vote in 1971. In 2011 the Derbyshire branch had just one member who was not a paid official. NUM's Derbyshire branch has (as of 2012) just four members, three of whom are paid officials. |
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Conscienceless git. Not even sure how this can be legal.
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The MP for Thanet South isn't going to court till 2018, 3 years after the alleged crime. In the meantime he's been able to stand for re-election There are many other Tories that should be in the dock with him, if the laws on electoral fraud were a bit stronger/properly enforced. Suspect he'll get off on the grounds of diminished responsibility (and being a toff). |
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