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I would like to think that any amount of taxpayers' hard-earned of that magnitude would need some sort of Parliamentary approval.

As an aside, Ms Miller would be better served if she simply stood for Parliament instead of trying to interfere in its affairs. She should know that one of the many reasons why people voted to leave the EU was because they were fed up with seeing their Parliament reduced to the status of a parish council.
Thought this had all been resolved, Mrs May shook the Magic money tree to pay the DUP to prop up the the MINORITY conservative party, end of story! or was this paid for with a credit card!.
She's certainly good a spending Richard Branson's and George Soros' dosh and in doing so wasting lots of taxpayers money.
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Regardless of how objectionable one might find Gina Miller to be (I don't, personally, but I know that people do), this does seem like a matter which should be subject to parliamentary approval.

Of course, we all know it will pass through (if it ever actually gets there). You can bet your bottom dollar that greedy backbenchers will be extorting favours from the Tory leadership in exchange for their loyalty.
"She should know that one of the many reasons why people voted to leave the EU was because they were fed up with seeing their Parliament reduced to the status of a parish council. "

But here she is standing up for parliament.
Actually I think people speak with forked tongue when it comes to standing up for parliament: how many people who voted for Brexit actually did so because they were seriously worried about our parliament losing its powers? Some of course, but I suspect not a huge number. The set of such people, I wouldn't mind betting, was inferior in size to the set of those who thought all MPs were somehow "feathering their own nests" by supporting EU membership.
I think May paid too much. One of the DUP MPs can be had for the cost of a holiday in Sri Lanka
“…how many people who voted for Brexit actually did so because they were seriously worried about our parliament losing its powers?”

I did, as I have stated endlessly. (In fact that’s not quite correct. I voted to leave because I was seriously worried that our parliament HAD LOST its powers). I also thought some MPs were feathering their own nests. I also though uncontrolled immigration was a ridiculous concept. I also thought our contributions to the EU could be better spent by ourselves. (I could go on).

“But here she is standing up for parliament.”

No she’s not. She’s simply trying to frustrate Brexit in any way she can. She doesn’t like it. She said the concept made her “physically sick”. It is for Parliament to decide how taxpayer’s dosh is doled out. All she has done, actually, is to question what process will be used. She hasn’t actually launched a challenge (yet). But there is simply no need for her to become involved other than through her MP. Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
“…how many people who voted for Brexit actually did so because they were seriously worried about our parliament losing its powers?”

I did, as I have stated endlessly.

Yes I know: like I say, I am sure many did, but I am not entirely sure, to say the least, that that was typical

" It is for Parliament to decide how taxpayer’s dosh is doled out. "
Is that not what her argument is? It was waved through without approval. As a matter of fact I am quite pleased that the money was allocated, although I agree that it should probably have had greater scrutiny.
If it was paid under the processes that Parliament has approved then that's fine by me.
It's great that we now have transparency, and that all bribes are now paid in the open and are in the public domain.
So committees can be easily rigged with DUP members voting to push Theresa's mandate that she got by losing the Conservative's majority.
Perhaps they imagine that such dodgy dealing will not be called undemocratic if all the gerrymandering is done in plain site.
It's only what would happen all the time if there were no parties in Parliament. And it's also the thing that happens all the time in parliaments where there is weak government because of proportional representation.
Sight, even.
The deal agreed by the Conservatives and the DUP involves an additional £1 billion in funding that has been pledged to Stormont's powersharing executive, it isn't as if it is going to be squandered,
it breaks down as follows:

£400 million for infrastructure projects (£200 million per year for two years)
£200 million for improvement of health service (£100 million per year for two years)
£150 million for ultra-fast broadband (£75 million per year for two years)
£100 million for tackling deprivation (£20 million per year for five years)
£100 million to address immediate pressures in health and education (£50 million per year for two years)
£50 million for mental health services (£10 million per year for five years)

Does anyone begrudge the people of Northern Island this?
Apparently some do if it means giving Mrs May's government a majority in the Commons. Ms Miller probably does because she sees chaos in Parliament as the best chance of frustrating Brexit. Then she can stop being sick.
And her 10yr old son can stop blubbing, NJ.
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Well given that it involves passing that money over to a party which is currently mired in a serious corruption scandal... yes. Yes I do.

Also PR rarely (never?) happens in political systems which practice fusion of powers (i.e. the executive sits in the legislature). That is an arrangement relatively rare outside the UK for that exact reason. It's an important distinction because it means that a government doesn't fall based on seats in the legislature - and therefore dealmaking happens on an issue by issue basis rather than merely to cling on to power.
Has this treacherous vache got nothing better to do?

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