04-02-2019, 03:49 PM
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Let’s see who benefits from the EU
Dozens of Brexit-blocking peers and MPs have received millions from EUhttps://mol.im/a/6664047
Dozens of peers and MPs received millions in EU subsidies for their estates, according to a new survey by Friends of the Earth, which estimates that almost 50 politicians have cashed in.
Why wouldn't they if the handouts are on offer? But look closer at those names and surprise, surprise, some are leading the campaign to block Brexit.
They include the Duke of Wellington who last year received £91,000 for his 7,000-acre Hampshire estate.
The 73-year-old unelected peer spearheaded a House of Lords move to delete the exit date, March 29, 2019, from the EU (Withdrawal) Bill.
Lord Haskins, 81, who has voted for a second referendum, received £82,000 last year for his farmland in Yorkshire.
In the Commons, another beneficiary is the Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach, a persistent Brexit rebel.
She received £23,000 last year from the EU for the family farming business in North Wales.
No doubt these individuals all declared a financial interest when speaking in EU debates.
Finally, let's not forget Lord Heseltine, 85, worth around £300 million, who for decades has shown a slavish devotion to all matters Brussels.
He's not in this survey, but he's certainly been a beneficiary of EU largesse previously.
In the past, he has pocketed up to £90,000 for his estate in Oxfordshire which includes a lake, fish ponds, tennis courts, swimming pool, and an award-winning arboretum with 3,500 different species of trees and plants.
When challenged about the cash, he countered: 'This is the whole basis of the European agricultural system.
05-02-2019, 10:34 AM
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Re: Let’s see who benefits from the EU
Originally Posted by marmaduke
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Dozens of Brexit-blocking peers and MPs have received millions from EUhttps://mol.im/a/6664047
Dozens of peers and MPs received millions in EU subsidies for their estates, according to a new survey by Friends of the Earth, which estimates that almost 50 politicians have cashed in.
Why wouldn't they if the handouts are on offer? But look closer at those names and surprise, surprise, some are leading the campaign to block Brexit.
They include the Duke of Wellington who last year received £91,000 for his 7,000-acre Hampshire estate.
The 73-year-old unelected peer spearheaded a House of Lords move to delete the exit date, March 29, 2019, from the EU (Withdrawal) Bill.
Lord Haskins, 81, who has voted for a second referendum, received £82,000 last year for his farmland in Yorkshire.
In the Commons, another beneficiary is the Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach, a persistent Brexit rebel.
She received £23,000 last year from the EU for the family farming business in North Wales.
No doubt these individuals all declared a financial interest when speaking in EU debates.
Finally, let's not forget Lord Heseltine, 85, worth around £300 million, who for decades has shown a slavish devotion to all matters Brussels.
He's not in this survey, but he's certainly been a beneficiary of EU largesse previously.
In the past, he has pocketed up to £90,000 for his estate in Oxfordshire which includes a lake, fish ponds, tennis courts, swimming pool, and an award-winning arboretum with 3,500 different species of trees and plants.
When challenged about the cash, he countered: 'This is the whole basis of the European agricultural system.
Well, well, well, surprise, surprise (not!!!) - they're all members of the scumbag 'nasty party' !!!
06-02-2019, 07:13 PM
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Re: Let’s see who benefits from the EU
Let’s seehttps://youtu.be/NfAhbYfF-wQ
06-02-2019, 08:22 PM
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Re: Let’s see who benefits from the EU
https://youtu.be/NHPMNqRhbrkAnd so with hard Brexit looming I guess we can resume fishing lol
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