Brummie Cabbie wrote:
One of Britain's highest paid councillors was under fire today for claiming thousands of pounds in expenses for taxi and car journeys.
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Sat May 14, 2011 7:43 am ] |
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'Grab-a-cab' Tory in £3,500 claim for travel 13 May 2011 One of Britain's highest paid councillors was under fire today for claiming thousands of pounds in expenses for taxi and car journeys. Brian Coleman was handed almost £3,500 of taxpayers' money last year for journeys that included ferrying his mother to events in cabs. The Barnet Tory councillor claimed the expenses as chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. Of the eight members on the authority, only two others claimed any expenses whatsoever and the second highest claim was almost 10 times less than Mr Coleman's. Today the Mayor said he was "disappointed" to hear about Mr Coleman's latest claims. A spokesman for Mr Johnson said: "The Mayor is disappointed with Brian Coleman, does not approve of his extravagant expenses and has made this clear to him. Only members of the London fire and emergency planning authority, however, can tighten the expenses regime relevant here. We'd encourage them to do so." In 2008, Mr Coleman, who is said to earn almost £120,000 a year, was criticised for running up a taxi bill of £8,231 as an Assembly member, including a £656 bill on one day. He was nicknamed "grab-a-cab Coleman" by his colleagues who used public transport or bicycles. His latest expenses reveal he claimed nearly £700 on congestion charge fees last year. At the same time he was spending hundreds of pounds of taxpayers' money on taxi, some with his mother Gladys, 88, who often accompanied him to formal events. When Mr Coleman was Mayor of Barnet for a year until May 2010, he made his mother the mayoress. In December last year he spent more than £135 on a taxi for them to go to a carol service at St Paul's Cathedral. The previous month he claimed just under £150 for four taxi journeys on the same day, including at least one with his mother to go to a remembrance service. On one occasion last year Mr Coleman also spent nearly £50 on a cab from City Hall in London Bridge to Westminster, a Tube journey of just three stops. The fire authority expenses guidelines state that members can only claim for a taxi if it "was used in a case of urgency or if there was no public transport reasonably available". In May 2010 he spent nearly £70 on taxis taking him to a lunch in Belgravia. The same day, he also charged taxpayers for the congestion charge and for mileage after driving to a meeting in Southwark. In a letter to London Mayor Boris Johnson yesterday, Labour Assembly member John Biggs wrote: "This frivolous use of public money is nothing short of outrageous." Mr Coleman said today: "I do not claim for a travel card on the underground any more. If you look at all the claims across City Hall I am one of the most moderate." His Assembly expenses were just £43 last year, down from more than £3,500 in 2008-09. Source; http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/ ... r-taxis.do |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat May 14, 2011 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Councillor claims expenses for his Mum's cab fares |
Brummie Cabbie wrote: One of Britain's highest paid councillors was under fire today for claiming thousands of pounds in expenses for taxi and car journeys.
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| Author: | GBC [ Sun May 15, 2011 3:46 am ] |
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I've met this arse. He's the most obnoxious t*** you'll ever meet, typical 1980's son of Thatcher type. £120K a year, yet he fritters peoples money away like it's his own, old people in Barnet have lost their wardens, had their meals on wheels almost done away with, and kids schemes have closed, all so this fat pig can ride around in Minicabs and have them waiting whilst he goes about stuffing his face with free food. A first class a [edited by admin]. 
You may applause him Sussex, but it's not your elderly relatives or children that are subject to Barnet Councils cuts. |
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| Author: | GBC [ Sun May 15, 2011 3:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Councillor claims expenses for his Mum's cab fares |
Brummie Cabbie wrote: On one occasion last year Mr Coleman also spent nearly £50 on a cab from City Hall in London Bridge to Westminster,
More extravagance. That journey would go £13 tops in a Taxi. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun May 15, 2011 9:53 am ] |
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if i can ever find my school careers officer ill slaughter him.... he never mentioned any of these jobs when i was 15 |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun May 15, 2011 4:57 pm ] |
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GBC wrote: You may applause him Sussex, but it's not your elderly relatives or children that are subject to Barnet Councils cuts.
Someone must have voted for him. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun May 15, 2011 7:02 pm ] |
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Sussex wrote: GBC wrote: You may applause him Sussex, but it's not your elderly relatives or children that are subject to Barnet Councils cuts. Someone must have voted for him. his mother for one some OAPs only get travel tokens.... |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Sun May 15, 2011 7:05 pm ] |
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Sussex wrote: GBC wrote: You may applause him Sussex, but it's not your elderly relatives or children that are subject to Barnet Councils cuts. Someone must have voted for him. Some places will vote in a monkey with a blue rossette............. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun May 15, 2011 7:21 pm ] |
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gusmac wrote: Sussex wrote: GBC wrote: You may applause him Sussex, but it's not your elderly relatives or children that are subject to Barnet Councils cuts. Someone must have voted for him. Some places will vote in a monkey with a blue rossette............. I don't think the colour of the rossette is relevent. Members of all the main partys have misused the expenses at one time or another. |
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| Author: | toots [ Mon May 16, 2011 12:41 am ] |
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Sussex wrote: Brummie Cabbie wrote: One of Britain's highest paid councillors was under fire today for claiming thousands of pounds in expenses for taxi and car journeys. Why the applause 
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| Author: | GBC [ Mon May 16, 2011 3:08 am ] |
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Sussex wrote: GBC wrote: You may applause him Sussex, but it's not your elderly relatives or children that are subject to Barnet Councils cuts. Someone must have voted for him. He has the safest Tory ward in Great Britain, Totteridge Common, Millionaires Row and some more . . . If you painted a Horse Blue and it stood as the Tory Candidate for Totteridge, it would be elected. It would certainly be more pallatable than Brian Coleman. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon May 16, 2011 7:03 am ] |
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toots wrote: Sussex wrote: Brummie Cabbie wrote: One of Britain's highest paid councillors was under fire today for claiming thousands of pounds in expenses for taxi and car journeys. Why the applause You might have missed it but this person is putting loads of work our way. Would we all prefer him to walk? Or get a bus?
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Mon May 16, 2011 12:39 pm ] |
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GBC wrote: Sussex wrote: GBC wrote: You may applause him Sussex, but it's not your elderly relatives or children that are subject to Barnet Councils cuts. Someone must have voted for him. He has the safest Tory ward in Great Britain, Totteridge Common, Millionaires Row and some more . . . If you painted a Horse Blue and it stood as the Tory Candidate for Totteridge, it would be elected. It would certainly be more pallatable than Brian Coleman. whats the ratio of MPs+Lords sent down for expenses fiddles Tory vs Labour? |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Mon May 16, 2011 1:01 pm ] |
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gusmac wrote: Sussex wrote: GBC wrote: You may applause him Sussex, but it's not your elderly relatives or children that are subject to Barnet Councils cuts. Someone must have voted for him. Some places will vote in a monkey with a blue rossette............. Or yellow or Red.... |
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