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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Sounds sensible on the face of it, but one should also consider the likely effect a restriction like that would have on (1) the quality of applicants to be MPs, and (2) the breadth of experience they collectively have (or are supposed to)

    The snag is that by prohibiting second jobs, you would likely end up with a lot of low grade local government type functionaries with no experience or inclination to do anything other than meddle in peoples' personal affairs, especially if the pay and pensions etc were not excellent.
    Or maybe there'd be space for people who actually care about the job, rather than seeing it as a means to personal gain.

    How would "no second job" work for people who own their own business? The idea of someone being successful then wanting to put something back as a public servant is quite common.

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

    So you think there is no difference between Rosena Allin-Khan putting in a few shifts during the pandemic which also helped her to keep her GMC and other registrations, and Geoffrey Cox QC working in the British Virgin Islands for them against the UK Foreign Office?
    No, there's a massive difference. Geoffrey is a Tory. As well as working in the BVIs, he also worked for the BVIs from his office in parliament, which is all perfectly acceptable to Hooters.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Sounds sensible on the face of it, but one should also consider the likely effect a restriction like that would have on (1) the quality of applicants to be MPs, and (2) the breadth of experience they collectively have (or are supposed to)

    The snag is that by prohibiting second jobs, you would likely end up with a lot of low grade local government type functionaries with no experience or inclination to do anything other than meddle in peoples' personal affairs, especially if the pay and pensions etc were not excellent.
    So you think there is no difference between Rosena Allin-Khan putting in a few shifts during the pandemic which also helped her to keep her GMC and other registrations, and Geoffrey Cox QC working in the British Virgin Islands for them against the UK Foreign Office?

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  • saptastic
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    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60576639

    It's so nice to read something uplifting during all this strife and suffering.
    Thanks for sharing. If anyone deserves it then it is MP's.

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Sounds sensible on the face of it, but one should also consider the likely effect a restriction like that would have on (1) the quality of applicants to be MPs, and (2) the breadth of experience they collectively have (or are supposed to)

    The snag is that by prohibiting second jobs, you would likely end up with a lot of low grade local government type functionaries with no experience or inclination to do anything other than meddle in peoples' personal affairs, especially if the pay and pensions etc were not excellent.
    And one should seriously consider the effect of not doing it based on the quality of MPs we currently have from Bullingdon Club, etc

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  • OwlHoot
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    Sounds sensible on the face of it, but one should also consider the likely effect a restriction like that would have on (1) the quality of applicants to be MPs, and (2) the breadth of experience they collectively have (or are supposed to)

    The snag is that by prohibiting second jobs, you would likely end up with a lot of low grade local government type functionaries with no experience or inclination to do anything other than meddle in peoples' personal affairs, especially if the pay and pensions etc were not excellent.

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

    And no second jobs.

    Being an MP is more than one full-time job.
    I think I'd have to agree with you there, certainly on the second statement. New MPs might reasonably be given time to wind down whatever they were doing - I've always wondered how that works when you can suddenly become an MP (or stop being one) so abruptly.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    should be paid more
    And no second jobs.

    Being an MP is more than one full-time job.

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  • d000hg
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    should be paid more

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  • woohoo
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    It's hard to not be annoyed at voting for a pay raise when most people are not getting anywhere near that. I imagine labour, liberals etc will be giving back their pay rises to share the plight of the working class.

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  • SueEllen
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    Don't shadow ministers get a (lot) extra as well?

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  • _V_
    started a topic Good news!

    Good news!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60576639

    It's so nice to read something uplifting during all this strife and suffering.
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