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@recurv11 | 14 January 14 | |
Parliament of posers: Taxpayer billed 250,000 for MPs to order paintings, statues and photographs of each other
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@recurv11 | 14 January 14 | |
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2538658/Parliament-posers-Taxpayer-billed-250-000-MPs-order-paintings-statues-photographs-other.html
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@recurv11 | 14 January 14 | |
Since 1995, two dozen politicians have been captured on canvasTony Blair, John Major and Paddy Ashdown among those chosenEx-Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd has been featured 3 timesJohn Bercow spent 22,000 on a painting and another 15,000 on a frame
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@recurv11 | 14 January 14 | |
The spree included 11,750 for an apparently topless painting of Labours Diane Abbott the same amount as was spent on a full-sized statue of Baroness Thatcher.Other works include an 11,750 portrait of former foreign secretary Margaret Beckett, a 10,000 portrait of Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, an 8,000 painting of Kenneth Clarke and a 4,000 oil painting of Foreign Secretary William Hague.
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@recurv11 | 14 January 14 | |
for the leg end...
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@propidol | 14 January 14 | |
So thats 250,000 in 18 years. The crazy expense of it all. These portraits being public works of the people who have contributed to our nations political service.
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@recurv11 | 14 January 14 | |
why should I be footin the bill for a topless picure of diane abbott and why do we need THREE paintings of boothroyd ? U go ahead an jusify it just cos they'll end up in 1 of ur oh so boring history books some day...
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@propidol | 14 January 14 | |
Well Diane Abbotts contribution whether you like her or not is very significant. They're landmarks of our history. I thought that was clearly obvious.
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@recurv11 | 14 January 14 | |
its the tip of a rotten to the core iceberg... go Google MONEY WASTED IN LONDON then see how much of it u can come bak an justify mastermind...
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@propidol | 14 January 14 | |
I probably could if I was bothered enough to drag myself away from your foot stamping.
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