Lord Mandy's £8,600 a month from the EU: A non-shock

The Daily Telegraph reports that Lord Voldemort, the Prince of Darkness (otherwise known as Peter Mandelson) "is still paid £8,600 a month by the EU despite leaving his Brussels post two years ago".

Thing is, the newspaper makes out like it's some kind of shocking revelation.

Of course it is not.

We all KNOW that once they have been on the European Empire gravy train, they are paid handsomely for their loyalty to the project - from taxpayer funds - for long after their official service ends.

We say 'official' service to the European Empire project only we also know that some such monies from the European Empire come with strings attached - that the recipient has to continue to act in accordance with supporting the interests of the project.

If we had some decent Members of Parliament, they could instigate some kind of investigation into these payments and exactly what the strings attached are.

However, we do not have more than about six decent Members of Parliament. Most of them are pathetic party loyalists who do not serve the interests of their constituents. Pathetic little lapdogs and lobby fodder who wouldn't know a spine if they were to grow one.

What is clear, however, is that continued payments from the European Empire represent a conflict of interest when the recipient goes on to have a position of power within the nation state.

Can it safely be argued that Peter Mandelson's judgments and position of political influence as part of the New Labour government were untainted by his continued association and relationship with the European Empire? Would he have always acted in the British national interest, even if it meant standing up to the European Empire?

What of his position within the House of Lords?

Again, if we had any decent Members of Parliament, it is something that they might have some kind of committee to examine and scrutinise.

We do not have any decent Members of Parliament, however - about half a dozen.

Now, if we had any decent Members of Parliament, they could also stand up in the House of Commons and ask Lib Dem leader and Deputy PM Nick Clegg - former European Empire employee - about whether he has a continued relationship with the European Empire, including but not limited to questions about current or expected future income from Brussels.

If he does receive anything now or expects to in future - and we're only saying that the question should be asked - then he is compromised on his ability to make decisions in the British national interest.

For that reason, it is a question that needs to be asked. If it is found that he does or will in the future receive income from the European Empire, then he should be prevented from making decisions that have an impact on any area of policy affecting the United Kingdom.

We do not know whether Clegg does or will receive anything. We say the question should be asked.

Look, we KNOW that it has happened before. Peter Mandelson has only just left Government. He continued to receive income from the European Empire while being involved in making decisions where the British national interest and our relationship with the European Empire must, from time to time, have arisen.

So, we need to root out all people in positions of power in this country and prevent them from making any decisions where there is even the possibility of a conflict due to personal income from the European Empire.

We need to start at the top and Nick Clegg is the highest ranking former employee of the European Empire in the country.

Will any of our 650 pathetic Members of Parliament have the audacity to use their insurance card of Parliamentary privilege to even ask the questions? Of course not.

The entire set up is - at best - dubious and questionable.

And we are paying for it all, possibly in more ways than one.