Osborne 'forced to pay £160 first class train upgrade

[oldpink]

I'm happy that they made the Twat fork out the fare

but WTF £160 is the upgrade on top of the standard fare
no wonder I refuse to use trains
I can flay anywhere in the Uk return for less than that, or even return to many international destinations

[fatpies]

Erm except he's defo going to be claiming it back off expensives right?
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[oldpink]

Apparently he felt uncomfortable sitting in standard class
of course he did he's a f***** snob that thinks he's above us commoners who will end up paying his f***** fare
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[Flatbadger]

[.Chris.]

Must be a slow news day
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[Raffles]

It's not just Tory toffs that try to dodge paying their fares:-
https://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/jan/11/cherieblair.politics
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[Vincent]

As I understand it from when the story broke, his Aid paid the 160 knicker, not sure if that was a fine or what and she said to the conducter "his Knobship can't possibly use second Class................with all the plebs"















made the last bit up
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[Rogerborg]

Yes, it's luzly for a few seconds until you realise that his expenses paid fluffer paid for it... out of expenses. We're paying for all of it, and I doubt that the slithy tove was even aware of the kerfuffle.
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Should have thrown him off the train.

When it was moving.

[Raffles]

He may have been trying to save the taxpayers some money by attempting to dodge his fare.
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[Raffles]

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[Vincent]

The problem is, like most upper class twats, he's totally out of touch with the real world. So, when he puts his monika to some fiscal policy or other, he doesn't know, (or, I suspect, care), how it affects the plebs. However, when one of his buddies from the club slips him a backhander for info on how to make millions without paying tax, he's more than happy to oblige.
None of his policies have worked so far and he's reluctant to change anything in case he loses face. I find myself agreeing with Gordon Brown on this one - he makes "an effing poor chancellor".

Besides - he has a face that's just asking for a Dry Slap.
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[The Artist]

Who cares?

If I was rich and standard class was full, it can be horrible sitting in a cramped sweaty carriage then upgrading to first class would not be news worthy. If I was travelling for work, I would claim it back yes.

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[The Artist]

[Flatbadger]

Surely our Chancellor Mr Osborne should be commended for trying to save taxpayers' money in this way - one hopes that he is as careful with our nation's purse strings!



I don't see why he doesn't try to dodge the ticket entirely, and hide under a pile of his functionaries' coats.
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[The Artist]

^^ And somehow that makes it big news when he decides to upgrade from standard to first class.

[U_W v2.0]

lol idea:

balance politiciants pay rate with their personal value.

personal value = 2million then they get paid a yearly wage of £30k

personal value = £1 then they get paid a better wage.

and those worth more shouldnt get to bloody reclaim expenses full stop.

if your rich, bloody spend some.
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[Robby]

This seems like a total non-story for poor people to get worked up over.

I'm not sure if Virgin to anytime returns for first class - it seems that he had an anytime return ticket, with a first class reservation for a different train. For whatever reason, he wasn't on that train so his ticket didn't allow him first class. So he paid the extra to get a first class seat. I say he, his aide paid it, probably using the government procurement card.

What's the big deal? He is in effect the man in charge of a very powerful company (HM Treasury). It's impossible to get any work done in standard class on a Virgin train - the only hope you have is in the quiet carriage, which on the southbound train is always full of noisy drunk Scots that don't understand the idea of being quiet. Like anyone in his position he travels with a personal assistant or two to sort this sort of thing out, and the ticket got paid.

As for the other comments, he's the chancellor. Someone always hates the chancellor, it's because of them that someone else is better off than you are.

Unless you're dolescum, in which case you should lick the man's shoes for giving you free money, not complain that you don't get enough free money.

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[The Artist]