Lord Taylor of Warwick

09/11/2011 by Ted.

From the Telegraph

Imprisoned earlier this year for defrauding the parliamentary expenses system, the peer (Lord Taylor of Warwick) must still wear an electronic tag around his ankle, meaning his legs are forbidden from leaving his house after 7.15pm.

However, despite facing several more weeks of effective house arrest, Taylor is determined to make a political comeback. Next May, he is planning to walk back into the House of Lords, take his seat on the red benches, and use his time in prison to inform debate.

Taylor, a former barrister and judge who was one of the first black members of the Lords, claimed thousands of pounds in taxpayer-funded expenses after declaring that his nephew’s house in Oxford was his “main residence” – which then allowed him to receive an overnight allowance for peers who live outside London. He also claimed expenses for travelling to Oxford.

However, he had never stayed in Oxford, residing instead at his home in Ealing, West London, and was criticised by the judge for “a protracted course of dishonesty”.

“Well I have been punished,” he said. “What I would say is that Parliament should be reflective of society. I have a role to play, something to contribute”.

Not one word of regret - just pride in and justification of his dishonesty - from this former  barrister and judge.  What a cheek!

On his website he boasts, One of my favourite verses from the Bible is from Proverbs 16 v 9: “The plans of a man are made in his mind, but the Lord directs his steps.”

Is he claiming that the Lord was his accomplice?

How about Exodus 20 v 15  “Thou shalt not steal”!

His Christian mother Enid must be turning in her grave.

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