Reply to: Appeasing public opinion

[AtW]

The fact that an MP's salary is more than your entire profit?

[sasguru]

What am I jealous about in your view...

The fact that an MP's salary is more than your entire profit?

[AtW]

You're simply talking out of jealousy and socialist spite rather than reason.

What am I jealous about in your view - big fat £65k salary with London's living expenses?

[d000hg]

MPs represent local population - if they live in an area where council clerks are then they should learn how to live like their electorate: expenses in London are compensated.

Average people live everywhere Alex. It's kind of the point. MPs are supposed to serve and represent their constituents, not emulate them. What use are MPs who only know what it's like to be poor or average to everyone who is not either?

You're simply talking out of jealousy and socialist spite rather than reason.

[vetran]

A good solution is to house them in HMP Pentonville. Bus them into work (the houses of parliament) every day and drive them home at night in time for roll call.

No need for a mortgage again.

They built that huge hotel on the roundabout, that would have been a good opportunity.

They sold off the Guards barracks, good opportunity.

both could have housed overnight MP's and foreign dignatories.

[KentPhilip]

the average salary is for a clerk in the council answering calls about council tax. An MP should not be distracted about whether they can make their mortgage payment.

A good solution is to house them in HMP Pentonville. Bus them into work (the houses of parliament) every day and drive them home at night in time for roll call.

No need for a mortgage again.

[AtW]

the average salary is for a clerk in the council answering calls about council tax. An MP should not be distracted about whether they can make their mortgage payment.

MPs represent local population - if they live in an area where council clerks are then they should learn how to live like their electorate: expenses in London are compensated.

[SueEllen]

the average salary is for a clerk in the council answering calls about council tax. An MP should not be distracted about whether they can make their mortgage payment.

For which home?

And why do married couple MPs need at least 2 homes each?

[d000hg]

£65k is 3 times the average UK salary, and most people don't get expenses paid.

the average salary is for a clerk in the council answering calls about council tax. An MP should not be distracted about whether they can make their mortgage payment.

[Robinho]

If they weren't such a bunch of useless self serving ******* they could pay themselves whatever they liked. Do something useful you twats!

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[AtW]

And it says a lot that an entrepreneur considers £65k an aspirational salary.

£65k is 3 times the average UK salary, and most people don't get expenses paid. MPs tried to hide their expenses and it was only due to leak that people have learnt the kind of stuff they got paid, frankly not enough of them went to jail at the time for it.

[Scoobos]

Lol, appeasing public opinion... Isn't following the majority public opinion the theoretical lynchpin of democracy?

Also, MPs are public sector workers, and are therefore subject to the public sector pay freeze.

Utter tossers.

[d000hg]

So, £65k, no question asked expenses, no real responsibility, gold plated pension is not enough?

AtW maybe you missed it, but there was a bit of a story quite recently where rather a lot of questions were asked about expenses.

And it says a lot that an entrepreneur considers £65k an aspirational salary.

You really think they give a flying monkey's dick about what the public thinks?

Of course they do, if only selfishly because it's pretty horrible being in a position where everyone hates you.

A politician is now a job, people study to become politicians whereas before people became politicians to help the people.

They still get into politics to change things (even if that idealism evaporates) but nowadays it's seen that studying politics is useful if you want to be in politics.

[vetran]

£65k is a joke. £100k is probably a good starting salary.

£65K part time with subsidised office & researchers to shag isn't a bad screw.

[MarillionFan]

£65k is a joke. £100k is probably a good starting salary.