Jacqui Smith to resign

[Menelaus]

I don't think a single MP will go to gaol for this.

I'm ashamed to admit it, but I think that you're right.

[TykeMerc]

Bollocks.

If they want to be MPs then they accept the salary for the job.

Indeed, it's not like they do it as even close to a full time job and Parliament is in recess for quite a lot of time every year too. Many of them hardly ever show up except for 3 line whips and special junket occasions.

I wonder how much an hour their salary equates to on average, I wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised if it's £100+. There's also next to nothing to stop them earning money from other jobs too.

[sasguru]

Indeed, it's not like they do it as even close to a full time job and Parliament is in recess for quite a lot of time every year too. Many of them hardly ever show up except for 3 line whips and special junket occasions.

I wonder how much an hour their salary equates to on average, I wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised if it's £100+. There's also next to nothing to stop them earning money from other jobs too.

Well if it's that easy, maybe some benched contractors on here will go for it. Easy £65K, according to you, after all.

[Menelaus]

Well if it's that easy, maybe some benched contractors on here will go for it. Easy £65K, according to you, after all.

As Billy Connolly once said "the desire to be a politician should bar one from life from ever becoming one"

[TykeMerc]

Well if it's that easy, maybe some benched contractors on here will go for it. Easy £65K, according to you, after all.

Possibly, but odds are most of us have too much integrity to suck up to a Political party and get elected. We could all do the job though, most of the MPs have no special talents.

As Billy Connolly once said "the desire to be a politician should bar one from life from ever becoming one"

I agree with him, but I believe he was quoting someone from a long time ago.

[cailin maith]

Possibly, but odds are most of us have too much integrity to suck up to a Political party and get elected. We could all do the job though, most of the MPs have no special talents.

What about the Independant ones, how does that all work?

[ace00]

Point is they should get a good pay rise - from which they should pay all expenses.
£65K is a pretty measly salary for an MP who has to live in London + constituency.

He's right you know. It should be double that. And may I add "think before you flame"

[BoredBloke]

I'd be a MP for 65k and have 2 places if I could claim reasonable expenses for the 2nd one. By reasonable I mean the cost of renting somewhere, it's bills etc You know the stuff we are allowed to claim. I think 65k though is too low a salary and it should be more like 85k. But then there are all their other expenses - I'd happily employ my wife on 30k a year to post a few letters etc.

[Cyberman]

I asked how he fcked it up.

You have told me about

HMtQ not being invited,
it being a Franco/Yank gig?
President Obama trying
etc etc.
and might have mentioned Sarko and the French, who have an excellent claim to have fcked it up.

Oh what the hell, let's just blame Gordo for everything. YMMV, truth and logic are optional extras.

He did not push for an invite for the Queen when it was his duty as PM to do so. Protocol does not allow the Queen to invite herself. He is an incompetent fool and at least most Labour supporters are gradually realising this after 12 years !!

[HairyArsedBloke]

As Billy Connolly once said "the desire to be a politician should bar one from life from ever becoming one"

I agree with him, but I believe he was quoting someone from a long time ago.

Adams the wise did say something like it:

The major problem — one of the major problems, for there are several — one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.

To summarize: it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.