Should Cherie Blaire pay back the government the £7,500 she has spent on her hairdresser?
413515
Of course she should but she won't!! I think she's a disgusting ligger and it's not the bloody Government she should be paying back it's us hard-working tax payers! We pay for the pathetic excuse of a Government and its just out of order.
1110352
Thats a good question.  I'm sure someone does it for her, I don't however think its a regular job though, because think about it, it would have to be someone she trusted, someone that the royal family has known for years.  I think it might be fun, but I wouldn't put my money on it, because, well, have you ever had to go shopping for your mom or dad before?  I remember when I started driving my mom would send me to the store and then yell at me because I bought the wrong brand name.  Then I'd have to take it back and get the other brand and AH!  So just imaginge how the queen might be.
555291
i hope the money is not from some lady in UK dieing of cancer
972348
Are the Halifax asking for her to pay off ner overdraft NOW!!!!????
1084540
I think that cutting your long, beautiful, STRONG (I am imagining) hair off for the cancer wig, would be more beneficial than the $1000 to your country.  However, if you were sponsoring one family in Vietnam, that would be a different story b/c I would imagine that $1000 would go a long way for a family in that country!  :D \n\nAlso, there may be a specific organization (I would chose a smaller one) in your home country that would benefit a great deal from that amount of money.. you can research that and see.  Maybe if you have family there, they can check into that for you.  \n\n\nEither way you are helping someone... so don't look at it as help or not help.. cause both ways you are helping..  \n\nAlso, congrats to you for being so unselfish and giving!  this is really nice to hear, esp on this yahooanswers! \n\nHope this helps!!
281736
she has a lot of money why wouldnt they let her do that.
522438
Pay her...she would have to be a hooker
84932
Yes, I think you should be upset!\nIf someone is getting back more than they pay in... WE have to pay more than we should. \nThat certainly pi$$es me off!!! I'm not responsible for their 9 kids, or their low paying job, so why do I have to pay more??\nIt's just like illegal alliens collecting welfare....NOT RIGHT!
265877
Well, since she doesn't use her breasts just for business, then that would be a big fat NO. Unless it's something that you use solely for your business,9 times out of 10 you cannot write that off. Uniforms used exclusively for work and nowhere else, makeup used exclusively for work, etc would be tax deductable. I don't think you could even use depreciation on that. Hope this helps.
95604
Only if her career tanks and she needs the money.
183388
I think the government should pay them just as soon as the Brittish government pays us Irish for centuries of oppression and absente landlordism.
696734
She wanted more money.
728068
No, it would clear my debts and leave me £20,000 which is enough to lose me my benefits but not enough to do anything with. I would not turn it down though
892861
They should have to pay if the want to call themselves Britsh...after all they are quick enough to come back and use the infrastructure when it suits them
558369
This actually happened to me.\n\nI was part time at 9hrs a week and I was being paid at 18hrs a week.\n\nIt was my employer that realised.  They questioned me over it and I just said I didn't know.\n\nThey made me pay it back in manageable instalments.  \n\nI'm not sure where you stand legally on this.  I don't think they can take you to court if you offer to pay them back but they have to expect that someone cannot just pay back £8000.  If it did go to court, the court would say it has to be paid in instalments anyway.\n\nI think it may look better on her part if she goes to her manager and explains that she didn't know until she filled in this form.  She should say she is willing to pay back every penny.  If they want to know why she didn't say as soon as she found out then she should say she was scared but decided it was the right thing to do.\n\nShe should be fine.
805251
YES they will. Their reasoning is that the money is there for her use if she wants. It doesn't matter where it came from. (at least that's how they think). Her best bet is to call them and make a payment arrangement. It will cost her $50.00 to get started but then they will accept small payments. (for the rest of time)
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The government of the UK spent £4823 on international aid in the year 2004/2005\n\nIt comes 11th in a league of aid donors when the money donated is presented as a percentage of GNP  (I believe Norway is first) \n\n\nBy 2007/2008 The UK Government aims this ammount to be meeting the UN target of spending 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA). \n\nTotal UK official development assistance will rise to almost £6.5 billion by 2007/08. These additional resources will be used to increase UK bilateral aid to Africa to at least £1.25 billion a year by 2008, spend at least £1.5 billion on HIV/AIDS related work over the next three years, and ensure that more children in the world’s poorest countries are able to go to primary school.\n\nAround the would these are the main countries the UK donates to                                \n            £millions  per year.\n India      259\n \n Bangladesh   128\n\n Tanzania   97\n \n Sudan   84\n \n Afghanistan   80\n \n Ghana   72\n \n Ethiopia  62\n \n Uganda   61\n \n Malawi  56\n \n Iraq    49\n \n Mozambique  48\n \n Nigeria  47\n \n Rwanda   42\n \n Vietnam   40\n \n China  36\n \n Kenya  35\n \n Nepal   35\n \n Pakistan  31\n \n Republic of South Africa   31\n \n Zambia  31\n \n\nHere are some current examples of aid projects\n\nBRAC Afghanistan was registered as an international NGO in Afghanistan in May 2002 and opened its office in Kabul in the same year. With support from the Afghan government and donors like DFID and USAID, BRAC Afghanistan has been working in 19 provinces to work towards "alleviation of poverty and empowerment of the poor".\n\nMicrofinance is considered worldwide as an effective tool for enabling the poor to develop their own sources of income and to improve their ability to provide for their families. But the lack of banking services and infrastructure is a big part of why many Afghanis struggle to get out of poverty. \n\nWithout access to financial services, poor Afghanis can't borrow, save or invest. To change this, DFID provides £20 million over three years  (2004-2008) to the Microfinance Investment and Support Facility for Afghanistan (MISFA), which provides essential credit and other financial services to help Afghans set up small businesses\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n£70 million for post-earthquake reconstruction in Pakistan is to be pledged by the UK at a high-level aid conference in Islamabad this weekend, the Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn announced today.\n\nThe pledge, to be made by International Development Minister Gareth Thomas who will attend the conference for the UK, will be paid out over 3 years to help fund rebuilding in quake-affected areas.\n\nThe new pledge brings the UK’s total support to Pakistan, for both relief and reconstruction, to over £100 million, to date. \n\nEncouraging other countries to follow suit with substantial reconstruction pledges of their own Gareth Thomas said: \n\n“Round-the-clock relief work continues as winter sets in and we try to prevent further suffering and loss of life. But we must also help Pakistan begin to rebuild the schools, hospitals and homes which were destroyed by the quake. The UK is giving generously – it urges others to do so too.\n\n“We will continue to monitor needs as they arise and respond as part of the international community.”\n\nDiscussions at this weekend’s conference in Islamabad will centre on an assessment of reconstruction priorities made for the government of Pakistan by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. \n\nThe UK is to date the second largest bilateral donor of post-earthquake relief funds (after the US). \n\n\n\nAn innovative television drama series, produced with DFID funding, is educating rural people in East Africa about issues that matter to them. \n\nCalled Makutano Junction, it aims to entertain and e