Originally Posted by Mark Croucher

Stop being an ar5e, Tony.

You for one are just looking for a way in which the story can be true so you can puff up your chest in a feeling of moral rectitude and treat us to a few more homilies on cabalistic ethics.

My specific wording was that the story was not true. It still isn't true, and no, Nigels 7 year old daughter receives no paid remuneration either. And nor does the baby. Or his other son. Or his father. I don't think his neighbour is paid by either UKIP or the EP either. I've never met his mum, so I can't vouch for her though, I'm afraid. Perhaps my wording here is a clue that there's a new scandal in the offing? 'MEP employs Mum' sort of thing? A Peter Hain-esque touch, but without the permatan? Or perhaps I've misled you and his daughter's pocket money comes from EP allowances?!? Shock! Horror! Gasp! "MEP in pocket money scandal" - hold the front pages!

Also,



simply means that Foggo's source has sent OLAF a letter, nothing more, while 'claims by a former regional organiser' have already been dismissed by an employment tribunal, and the EP itself has ok'd the system as a whole.

Yes, I should have mentioned that some bits are true, but public domain matters tend to be self-evident. I can confirm however that the leader of UKIP is Nigel Farage, his son is called Sam, his wife is his secretary etc etc.

yawn

M