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**Doggy Styles** · 10 January 2013, 23:23

This could hardly be a worse time to be asking for any rise at all.

It just makes them sound like stupid gravy-train w@nkers.

And for that reason, I'm out.

**socialworker** · 11 January 2013, 07:09

HHeard a tory MP on R4 last night sayingif we are not careful we will only get people who think £65000 is a lot of money ....... called for sympathy for MPs having to tell their children they wont get the Christmas presents they wanted ....

**AtW** · 11 January 2013, 07:12

Originally posted by doodab View Post

BBC News - MPs call for '32% salary increase'

32% pay rise? **** off.

FTFA -

"On average, Tories said their salary should be £96,740, while Lib Dems thought the right amount was £78,361 and Labour £77,322. Other parties put the figure at £75,091."

**The Spartan** · 11 January 2013, 07:50

And they also wanted to protect their gold plated pensions

**Mich the Tester** · 11 January 2013, 07:52

Originally posted by socialworker View Post

HHeard a tory MP on R4 last night sayingif we are not careful we will only get people who think £65000 is a lot of money ....... called for sympathy for MPs having to tell their children they wont get the Christmas presents they wanted ....

<Daily Wail>

But how much is his house worth?

</Daily Wail>

**socialworker** · 11 January 2013, 07:57

I wouldnt object to higher salaries for MPs as long as they worked full time and didnt do other jobs on the side.

**Mich the Tester** · 11 January 2013, 07:59

Originally posted by socialworker View Post

Last edited by socialworker; Today at 08:57. Reason: spelling

You bastard! I was just about to post a smutty remark about MPs 'doing Jo on the side'.

**formant** · 11 January 2013, 08:00

Originally posted by socialworker View Post

I wouldnt object to higher salaries for MPs as long as they worked full time and didnt do other jobs on the side.

And/or stopped claiming ridiculously high and unjustified expenses: Helen Grant, Conservative Minister, Defends Expenses Claims

**Mich the Tester** · 11 January 2013, 08:03

Originally posted by formant View Post

And/or stopped claiming ridiculously high and unjustified expenses: Helen Grant, Conservative Minister, Defends Expenses Claims

Good reporting from the huff;

Helen Grant, appointed to the Ministry of Justice in September's reshuffle, lives in a £1.8 million home in Reigate, Surrey

Where would we be without knowing the price of her house?

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