Cabinet ministers were among MPs who last night defied public anger and voted to carry on squandering taxpayers’ cash on furniture and home improvements.

Great. So our tax is still going to get spent on MP’s homes. I wonder what HMRC will say if I try claiming expenses for some new kitchen equipment and a cuddly toy? Surely this is fraudulent behaviour? What does kitchen equipment, burglar alarm, maintenance and service agreements, cleaning, buildings and contents insurance, rent on one additional home, TV license or a parking permit have to do with being an MP?

I got a call from the Natwest fraud department this evening. They wanted to check my most recent purchases as someone used my card, or rather my card number to buy things that I don’t generally buy.

The two purchases that were made using my card number were from a website selling ladies cloths and a donation to Christian aid. I’m guessing that whoever was using my card illegally, wanted to make sure they got rid of their sin and have a clear path to heaven by making a donation to a Christian charity! I think they failed to remember that they were using someone else’s money, which in my books counts as a beating in hell.

I laugh at emails like this.

Ticket Number: 5647600545188
Ref: UK/9420X2/68, Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Attention: Lucky Winner,
We are happy to announce that you are one of our Lucky Four(4)
Star Prize Winner in this months edition of the UK National Lottery
held on 29th of September 2007 in England.
This makes you a proud Winner of 850,000 Great British Pounds.
To claim your prize Contact the claim office with the underlisted
informations as soon as possible:
Name,Address,Country,Age,Sex,Occupation,Phone, Fax.
Best Regards,
Carlton Adams

Nice one Carlton Adams, but I don’t believe your 850,000 Great British pounds are real.
Your “claim office”, a hotmail email address, is hardly convincing either.