George Howarth, the useless New Labour MP for Knowsley North has possibly landed himself
in trouble. Howarth was accused of using his position as an MP to help
out William Hill Bookmakers which pay Howarth up to £20,000 a year to be
an 'advisor'. Its always handy for the big firms like William Hill to have
someone on their side in Parliament.
Howarth Questioned by his mates
Howarth was questioned regarding an amendment he proposed in the April 2003
budget to increase the amount of tax paid on websites which offer online betting.
William Hill is losing out as people avoid betting shops and use the more convenient
method of gambling online. If the online gambling companies are taxed more, as
proposed by Howarth, it will benefit William Hill by millions of pounds. What
the hell is an MP doing getting involved in this? It appears Mr Howarth has
answered that question as he has now dropped the amendment proposed.
One of the UK's most successful online gambling organisations, Betfair, has
accused Howarth of using his time in Parliament to conduct business for William
Hill, a company he works for. Howarth denies any wrongdoing, claiming he was'
approached by the Association of British Bookmakers, not just William Hill'.
Howarth tried to get the budget changed from charging 15% betting tax to
charging gamblers on their winnings!
The 'Ghost' MP
It is disgusting that Howarth can find time to do
deals for William Hill when the people of Kirkby never see the man.
Howarth is like a ghost when it comes to being seen on the streets
here. Why is he encouraging gambling, something which has ruined many
lives here in Kirkby. Strangely enough, Kirkby Town Centre has plans for
another betting shop, and we have a small arcade here as well. This is
a sign of the mans greed. If he cannot be happy on the fat wage he gets
for being an MP then we must all take a long hard look at what actually
drives him.
Voting for dead dogs
George Howarth has done nothing for the people of Kirkby,
the local Councilors here who support him are the same people who have
backed moves to bring Sonae here, plus sell off every spare bit of land
in a series of bargain deals for those who actually get to buy certain
land here. Howarth has so far shown himself to be someone who is simply
a careerist, he keeps a low profile in his dealings, but Kirkby Times
can reveal that Howarth has voted on almost every anti working class
proposal Blair and his middle class mafia have put forward. He also
stabbed the Hillsborough families in the back along with his mate
Jack Straw. Unfortunately there are people in Kirkby who would vote
for a dead dog if it wore a red ribbon, thankfully though, these
people are becoming less and less as each year passes. Make sure
that the only vote you give Howarth is a vote for him to stop his
phony socialism from destroying Kirkby. All bets are off for
Howarth, the old Labour ruling party in Kirkby is on its way
out. Let's hope Howarth gets stabbed in the back himself as
he has stabbed us.
Howarth's voting record: Anti Working Class all the way!
Don't take this websites word for it; check the
damning facts of how Howarth has voted on various important
matters in Parliament. The last important vote was the Iraq War,
Howarth was all for destroying Iraq and was one of those MP's
who stood up to cheerlead the whole sick episode. We wonder has
he invested in any Arms Companies lately?
Check out George Howarth's votes
here!
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