| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket 07:53 - Mar 24 with 7835 views | onceablue |
Subjecting everyone else to hardship but she gets to go to a free concert in a corporate box that I guess would be in the region of £1,000 for 2 people if not more.
And then openly admits she couldn’t pay for them on TV but will declare their value
Her PR person must have to permanently carry a shovel round with them
It’s like declaring their value makes it Ok
There is certain things unfortunately you can’t do when you are in a position like hers. Ask Mike Bassett😂😂😂
Also you wouldn’t need security if you hadn’t upset so many people with your lies
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 07:58 - Mar 24 with 3517 views | Lord_Lucan |
I don't understand why people get het up about things like this, surely it's a perk of the job.
No different to when I might get a box at football courtesy of a customer or supplier.
RKD spent half this season in corporate due to work. |  |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:03 - Mar 24 with 3480 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 07:58 - Mar 24 by Lord_Lucan |
I don't understand why people get het up about things like this, surely it's a perk of the job.
No different to when I might get a box at football courtesy of a customer or supplier.
RKD spent half this season in corporate due to work. |
Sort of agree, but it’s the optics. Many people get entertainment through work, but at the same time they aren’t cutting WFA for people like my grandparents who then had to struggle through winter*
It’s more a read the room thing - like the Tories with their classic ‘we’re all in it together during austerity’ whilst claiming thousands of pounds in living costs (on top of generous salaries’. Then they’ll (Labour) wonder why they are portrayed as out of touch with working class people.
*and now disability benefits. [Post edited 24 Mar 8:07]
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:04 - Mar 24 with 3478 views | Keno |
So to repeat an unanswered question from a few days back at a time that the world is facing world war 3, the end of civilisation as we know it from a changing climate, town could get related, the NHS is falling apart and Ipswich still doesnt have a northern by pass your main concern is that some women gets to go to a concert free? |  |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:06 - Mar 24 with 3449 views | onceablue |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 07:58 - Mar 24 by Lord_Lucan |
I don't understand why people get het up about things like this, surely it's a perk of the job.
No different to when I might get a box at football courtesy of a customer or supplier.
RKD spent half this season in corporate due to work. |
Perk of her job I disagree.
Perk of her position yes
If there is a value to them surely she could donate that value to a charity
Declaring them as hospitality on the register doesn’t affect her financially at all
So it is a total freebie
I am sure RKD was entertained because he had something to offer the entertainer 🤔 | | | |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:08 - Mar 24 with 3434 views | onceablue |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:04 - Mar 24 by Keno |
So to repeat an unanswered question from a few days back at a time that the world is facing world war 3, the end of civilisation as we know it from a changing climate, town could get related, the NHS is falling apart and Ipswich still doesnt have a northern by pass your main concern is that some women gets to go to a concert free? |
As my dear old Dad used to say
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:12 - Mar 24 with 3403 views | bsw72 |
This is getting boring. People in positions of authority and management get comped stuff all the time and generally because of the way boxes and tickets are purchased there is no way for the recipient to pay for it directly but follow compliance and legal guidelines to declare the value.
Last year one of our vendors paid for me to fly to the US for their conference, others took me for dinner, NFL at Tottenham etc,I declared all of these and as we had existing contracts with them was not in conflict of any terms/conditions.
That is how the world works, whether in politics or business. I’m pretty sure most people offered free stuff would accept it. |  | | |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:15 - Mar 24 with 3348 views | SitfcB |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 07:58 - Mar 24 by Lord_Lucan |
I don't understand why people get het up about things like this, surely it's a perk of the job.
No different to when I might get a box at football courtesy of a customer or supplier.
RKD spent half this season in corporate due to work. |
Ridiculous isn’t it.
People get free stuff through work up and down the country every day, big and small. |  |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:17 - Mar 24 with 3332 views | Herbivore |
In the grand scheme of things, stuff like this is fairly irrelevant. It's not like they are funnelling millions of pounds of public money to their mates like the Tories were, and I can't imagine that Sabrina Carpenter is going to be made a peer because she gave Rachel Reeves some free concert tickets.
However, the optics of someone accepting such an expensive gift while cutting disability benefits aren't great. Labour used to be the party that stuck up for the less fortunate, the perception now (correctly, imo) is that they are basically Cameron's Tory party with a different badge on and stuff like this feeds into that perception. |  |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:18 - Mar 24 with 3313 views | Lord_Lucan |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:06 - Mar 24 by onceablue |
Perk of her job I disagree.
Perk of her position yes
If there is a value to them surely she could donate that value to a charity
Declaring them as hospitality on the register doesn’t affect her financially at all
So it is a total freebie
I am sure RKD was entertained because he had something to offer the entertainer 🤔 |
It kind of reeks of jealousy to me and I'm not sure how your politics hang but possibly a view from the other side of the floor? | |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:20 - Mar 24 with 3296 views | blueasfook |
You managed to get both her first name and surname wrong. That's some achievement.
But valid point. You think she'd know that having spent 10 years, no wait - 6 years, oh hang on, it was 5 years at the Bank of England. |  |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:23 - Mar 24 with 3261 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:12 - Mar 24 by bsw72 |
This is getting boring. People in positions of authority and management get comped stuff all the time and generally because of the way boxes and tickets are purchased there is no way for the recipient to pay for it directly but follow compliance and legal guidelines to declare the value.
Last year one of our vendors paid for me to fly to the US for their conference, others took me for dinner, NFL at Tottenham etc,I declared all of these and as we had existing contracts with them was not in conflict of any terms/conditions.
That is how the world works, whether in politics or business. I’m pretty sure most people offered free stuff would accept it. |
Not just this that's getting boring, but onceablue's regular anti-Labour threads generally. Most of which get torn to shreds and downarrowed because they're so full of holes which he never addresses. |  |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:25 - Mar 24 with 3240 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:06 - Mar 24 by onceablue |
Perk of her job I disagree.
Perk of her position yes
If there is a value to them surely she could donate that value to a charity
Declaring them as hospitality on the register doesn’t affect her financially at all
So it is a total freebie
I am sure RKD was entertained because he had something to offer the entertainer 🤔 |
Did you complain about these when the Tories were getting them? [Post edited 24 Mar 8:26]
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:27 - Mar 24 with 3241 views | NedPlimpton |
Urgh, I hate that I'm about to agree with you but...
...having worked previously for an arms length govt body, we were told in no uncertain terms that we could not accept gifts from suppliers, customers, partners etc. And in fairness that's probably right for someone whose wages are paid by the taxpayer, as gifts of this nature are obviously used to keep you sweet when it comes to the next tender etc.
It's harsh and other than the pension there are zero benefits of working for the state, but I get it and the same rule should apply across the whole of govt, not just for those at the bottom |  | | |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:27 - Mar 24 with 3223 views | Lord_Lucan |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:23 - Mar 24 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Not just this that's getting boring, but onceablue's regular anti-Labour threads generally. Most of which get torn to shreds and downarrowed because they're so full of holes which he never addresses. |
This was my point - but you and your merry men would take the same stance as the OP if it had been a Tory.
.............but you will be incapable of recognising that fact. | |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:30 - Mar 24 with 3196 views | bournemouthblue |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 07:58 - Mar 24 by Lord_Lucan |
I don't understand why people get het up about things like this, surely it's a perk of the job.
No different to when I might get a box at football courtesy of a customer or supplier.
RKD spent half this season in corporate due to work. |
I must have missed the outrage when the Tories were doing it and fast tracking their mates for CoVid contracts etc but I guess that is just expected with Conservatives? |  |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:31 - Mar 24 with 3175 views | Churchman |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 07:58 - Mar 24 by Lord_Lucan |
I don't understand why people get het up about things like this, surely it's a perk of the job.
No different to when I might get a box at football courtesy of a customer or supplier.
RKD spent half this season in corporate due to work. |
I believe there’s a difference. In the private sector in the last century when I was involved in it, half of building relationships was lunches, events, black tie dinners and all that jazz. They were faithfully recorded as was everything spent on my meagre expenses budget. It’s different in was part of the job and actually the best way of getting to know people.
It’s largely different in the Public Sector. If you are a Civil Servant, for example, you have to be squeaky clean on everything if you’ve got any sense. A friend of mine knew every wrinkle when it came to working in Saudi and covered himself 100%. For me I thought he still pushed his luck. His successor wasn’t quite so precise and was sacked accordingly. Rightly so. Each to their own choices wise.
As far as high (or low) profile government officials and ministers are concerned there’s another dynamic. Image, reputation, accusation. Why, for the sake of a freebie would you even offer one degree of opportunity to those who wish to accuse? Why go there? Why complicate things? I wouldn’t.
If I did attend something like a free concert beyond establishing what the giver of the ticket wanted in return, I’d make damn sure that not only was every last penny was declared and the equivalent money was donated to charity from my own pocket. |  | | |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:31 - Mar 24 with 3167 views | Keno |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:08 - Mar 24 by onceablue |
As my dear old Dad used to say
It’s the principal son |
The principle being you care more about meaningless triviality than you do major issues [Post edited 24 Mar 8:32]
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:31 - Mar 24 with 3163 views | onceablue |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:18 - Mar 24 by Lord_Lucan |
It kind of reeks of jealousy to me and I'm not sure how your politics hang but possibly a view from the other side of the floor? |
Certainly not jealous don’t even like Sabrina Carpenter😂
It’s the principal Lord Lucan
They came to power on a glorious wave declaring they were going to change the face of politics completely end all the sleaze of the Tory party party of the people etc
But when it comes to our own personal gain no no we won’t change that.
All political parties are the same and that is the point I am making regardless of what your political allegiances are | | | |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:31 - Mar 24 with 3159 views | blueasfook |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:27 - Mar 24 by Lord_Lucan |
This was my point - but you and your merry men would take the same stance as the OP if it had been a Tory.
.............but you will be incapable of recognising that fact. |
In true Benters style...
This. | |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:33 - Mar 24 with 3140 views | bsw72 |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:23 - Mar 24 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Not just this that's getting boring, but onceablue's regular anti-Labour threads generally. Most of which get torn to shreds and downarrowed because they're so full of holes which he never addresses. |
Nope. Mine was not a position taken based on political alignment, just the basic truth that this is how the world works irrelevant of political leanings.
Oneablue is absolutely free to take his anti labour position just as others are free to do the same from their perspective. | | | |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:49 - Mar 24 with 2965 views | baxterbasics |
I don't love this sort of thing either, but there's plenty of other more important things to get upset about. So long as these 'freebies' haven't cost me anything - it's when they take liberties at taxpayers expense I think we need to get more aggravated.
Alway worth remembering there are plenty of government officials in less robust countries syphoning millions or even billions into their own wallet whilst their people struggle in poverty, and it's just normal there. Countries we send aid too. Or at least used to... |  |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:52 - Mar 24 with 2939 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:27 - Mar 24 by Lord_Lucan |
This was my point - but you and your merry men would take the same stance as the OP if it had been a Tory.
.............but you will be incapable of recognising that fact. |
The Tories were in power for 14 years. Feel free to dig out posts of mine that were complaining about corporate freebies for them across that time... | |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:54 - Mar 24 with 2912 views | bsw72 |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:27 - Mar 24 by NedPlimpton |
Urgh, I hate that I'm about to agree with you but...
...having worked previously for an arms length govt body, we were told in no uncertain terms that we could not accept gifts from suppliers, customers, partners etc. And in fairness that's probably right for someone whose wages are paid by the taxpayer, as gifts of this nature are obviously used to keep you sweet when it comes to the next tender etc.
It's harsh and other than the pension there are zero benefits of working for the state, but I get it and the same rule should apply across the whole of govt, not just for those at the bottom |
Genuine question. Who gave Rachel Reeves the tickets, does anyone know? | | | |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:54 - Mar 24 with 2891 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:31 - Mar 24 by blueasfook |
In true Benters style...
This. |
You and tweedle-dee can up arrow it and agree with it all you like, but it's not actually based on facts or evidence... | |
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| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:58 - Mar 24 with 2853 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So Rachael Reeve gets free concert ticket on 08:33 - Mar 24 by bsw72 |
Nope. Mine was not a position taken based on political alignment, just the basic truth that this is how the world works irrelevant of political leanings.
Oneablue is absolutely free to take his anti labour position just as others are free to do the same from their perspective. |
I didn't say yours was a position taken based on political alignment. I echoed your thoughts on why it's boring and offered my own thoughts on why their thoughts are generally boring.
Oneablue is absolutely free to take his anti labour position (despite never mentioning the same issues when the Tories were in power) and I'm free to point that out. | |
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