The Commons authorities have also been ordered to pay at least £33,500 in costs.So let me get this straight. That is taxpayers money being paid from one pot into another pot belonging to state. Isn't that a zero sum game really?
They may have been ordered to pay £33,500 in costs, but in reality its been the free use of court's time because the overall amount of money that the Government holds remains the same doesn't it?
The costs are not the court's costs but the legal bills of the people that bought the original case. So our money has been wasted in lawyer's fees.
ReplyDeleteNot necessarily - they will go to lawyers who may be externally employed for this case rather than government employees.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the wages paid to the legal eagles and court staff?
ReplyDeleteSorry Dizzy, Parliament isn't Government.
ReplyDeleteAnd as Guido will tell you, paying costs is pretty standard 8¬)
Dizzy,
ReplyDeleteIt's considerably worse than that, because there are two sets of (taxpayer-maintained) accounting trolls to feed to log the payment and receipt.
I very strongly believe that all fines levied against public bodies should be expressed as % of salary and charged to the individuals responsible at the time. The accounts of the body itself should not be touched. It MUST be individuals who make redress to the taxpayer.
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ReplyDeleteAnythoughts on this Dizzy?
Communications Data Bill
Explained a little more here
Communications firms forced to log internet use
No, WE have to pay for very expensive non government lawyers!
ReplyDeleteActually I would imagine that due to some sort of administration it's a less than zero sum game. Ie we lose /even/ more money...
ReplyDeleteMartin (the cunt) should be made to pay this out of his own wages. He doesn't need the wages for anything else so he might as well!!
Z.
"Sorry Dizzy, Parliament isn't Government."
ReplyDeleteWho pays for Parliament? The pixies?
"I very strongly believe that all fines levied against public bodies should be expressed as % of salary and charged to the individuals responsible at the time. The accounts of the body itself should not be touched. It MUST be individuals who make redress to the taxpayer"
ReplyDeleteyep ..good point
Its like MP's are getting free legal aid
Anon 16-May 17:02. Great idea, someone tell Dave that's what we want.
ReplyDeleteEven worse was when the EU fined DEFRA for screwing up the farmers compo; DEFRA raised the cash by cutting back the budgets of its' other sections like The Environment Agency which meant cutbacks on much needed flood prevention.
Real projects for real people > gone.
This is the same as "record fine for Network Rail" - millions going from one government account to another for no apparent purpose.
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