George Osbourne refuses to sit in Standard Class

[8ace]

Where's [MENTION=1416]Ernest[/MENTION] when you need him

George Osborne refuses to sit in standard class despite NOT having First Class ticket | Granada - ITV News

 

[Springal]

Says he coughed up though ?

 

[Ali_rrr]

Says he coughed up though ?

The guard made him pay £160.

 

[TotallyFreaked]

So is that straight onto an expenses claim?

 

[severnside gull]

Should have been prosecuted as should the Chief Whip --- "one law for their nation and a different one for ours"

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

So is that straight onto an expenses claim?

More than likely YES.

So WE paid for it. NICE

 

[Djmiles]

ONE does not simply sit in Standard class!

 

[Kumquat]

Sounds like his aide being foolish there. From what I read of the article.

 

[Bob!]

Doesn't want to sit with the plebs?

 

[TotallyFreaked]

More than likely YES.

So WE paid for it. NICE

Shame we were not all on the train, we could have had a whip-round

 

[albion534]

Meh....I read it also as an aide trying to look good, he paid, what's the problem?

 

[Kumquat]

There was a time not so long ago when junior civil servants could travel first class. Hopefully this incident will help highlight more clearly when exactly ministers and MPs use first class. It's interesting that the aide tried to argue first. He clearly had a standard ticket for a reason i.e. that he was supposed to be travelling standard. I don't think Mr Osborne will be charging this one to the taxpayer now given the publicity and will claim he never intended to.

 

[severnside gull]

I don't think Mr Osborne will be charging this one to the taxpayer now given the publicity and will claim he never intended to.

you have much greater faith in the ruling meritocracy than I do

 

[trueblue]

Maybe if they had to pay their own rail fares more often they'd realise how expensive it is when you don't have any flexibility to choose times. Liverpool returns last season were costing me close to £200 standard class.

 

[Everest]

The guard made him pay £160.

It says he AGREED to pay it, it doesn't say he DID.

 

[8ace]

Maybe if they had to pay their own rail fares more often they'd realise how expensive it is when you don't have any flexibility to choose times. Liverpool returns last season were costing me close to £200 standard class.

You'd have thought what with him being Chancellor and an expert in all things financial he'd have snapped up a cheap advance ticket

 

[desprateseagull]

Isnt there an excess fare to pay, too? he didnt have correct ticket..

 

[happypig]

I'm on a train ATM and 3 chavvy slags have just been ejected from first class.

Whoops, no. They've just gone back in.
This is getting interesting.

 

[Ernest]

All MP's used to have warrants for first class travel, always used to see Denis Healey travelling between Lewes and London, perfect gent unlike the present bunch.

 

[Madam Cholet]

Should have been prosecuted as should the Chief Whip --- "one law for their nation and a different one for ours"

Mitchell now resigned.