British citizens are low achievers

Now we know the people who complain about tax havens are "low achievers".

According to conservative MP Alan Duncan, though, accused the prime minister's critics of hating "anyone who's even got a hint of wealth in their life".

A former Tory minister has sparked a furious backlash by appearing to say people who aren't rich are "low achievers".

Sir Alan Duncan, the Conservative MP for Rutland and Melton, was defending David Cameron in the House of Commons after the Prime Minister addressed criticisms over whether he had benefitted from an offshore fund set up by his late father.

Sir Alan said: "Shouldn't the Prime Minister's critics really just snap out of the synthetic indignation and admit that their real point is that they hate anyone who has got a hint of wealth in them?

This coming from the man former Premier Minister Margaret Thatcher said of him when he was adviser to Conservative leader William Hague,

`every Tory leader should have a Willie'; our leader has a prick." 

Alan Duncan spent thousands from his expenses allowance on gardening, including repairs to his lawnmower this sum included the costs of a £6-an-hour gardener who, at times, was pocketing more than £350-a-week.Then there were the running costs of Mr Duncan's ride-on lawn-mower - a £598 service and a £49 bill for puncture repair - not to forget the £1.60 price of a bag of nails.

 . He has agreed to repay £5,000. He also claimed £19.55 in office expenses for biscuits, tea, coffee and mints.

Mr Duncan tried to put through even more, a bill of £3,194.50 for the period between July 2006 and March 2007 being presented to the House of Commons fees office.

It declined to pay, pointing out that the sum in question 'may not be necessarily an appropriate use of public funds'. 

In all, Mr Duncan claimed £127,658 over six years under second home allowances, £126 short of the maximum.

While agreeing to pay back some £5,000 he stopped short of admitting any wrongdoing, saying: 'This is not guilt. This is a voluntary act.'

Amid the ensuing furore over moats and duck islands and 'flipped' second homes, as far as Mr Duncan was concerned that might just about have been that. 

Until, that is, the multi-millionaire former oil-trader single-handedly reignited the public's ire by bemoaning the lot of a modern day MP.

Covertly recorded on camera, the Shadow Leader of the House was heard to complain that MPs were being treated like 's***' and forced to live on 'rations' in the wake of the expenses scandal.

Again the silver-tongued, bouffant haired MP apologized. And again he sloped away hoping it would all blow over. 

But, on Monday, David Cameron finally acted against Mr Duncan, moving him from the Shadow Cabinet to become justice spokesman with responsibility for prisons thank god it’s only a shadow post or we would have the crooks in charge of the prisons.