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mp`s expected to get 11% pay rise.........
annette kurten
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25287108
are they for real?
david cameron described it as unthinkable at some point, but i`ll bet he won`t refuse it.
edit: apparently they aren`t allowed to refuse it, perhaps they could change the rules then, they managed it quick enough with benefits.
are they for real?
david cameron described it as unthinkable at some point, but i`ll bet he won`t refuse it.
edit: apparently they aren`t allowed to refuse it, perhaps they could change the rules then, they managed it quick enough with benefits.
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SNOUTS IN THE TROUGH as usual!
I think all three main parties leaders have rejected this raise when previously proposed, it does seem excessive and insensitive.
Mind you can anyone on this board honestly say they have ever rejected a pay rise cause it was too much.
Very true who in their right mind would want to be an MP.
I really don't understand how MPs can justify that amount of rise. Where do they get these figures from - do they pluck a number out of the air or pull it out of a hat?
I also think in these times of austerity, where we are all supposed to be tightening our belts, that its completely insensitive.
Unscrupulous thieves.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25287108
So try not fall into the OP's trap of just reacting to the headline
As are everyone in the industry. Minus the 11% rise of course.
it is when the rest of us have to tighten our belts for the mess the mp's make.
this is disgraceful. they cant afford a payrise for the nurses yet can find money for this... its obscene...
you can`t see it but my eyes are rolling.
everyone`s facing cuts everywhere as well as NOT having more than ten percent added to their already very large income, it`s nothing short of obscene.
edit: and it appears that the perks cut amount to £250 per annum, per mp.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24613217
Because it's them and us...>:(
in it together
Sensible post.
Anyway as I've maintained before - if you want the best MPs you have to pay a decent wage. Only a fool would do a difficult job with huge responsibilities attached to it for a poor wage - do we really want a bunch of fools in Parliament? Or maybe that's the problem with what we do get. All the really bright leaders have been lured off to the private sector to earn six figure salaries. We've been left with the pillocks who will try and run an entire country for £74k.
I mean let's put that into perspective. Until recently I was earning just over £60k programming computers. Of course I didn't get anything in the way of perks nor a golden parachute at the end but still. If a computer programmer is paid £60k how come an MP is only paid £74k? I'm not that good a programmer
It's to compensate for the fact that they have to pay for their own tea and biscuits now
meant to quote platelet.
That has to be the most laughable thing that Cameron has said. We're all in this together and yet the MPs might be getting about £7,000 added on to what they make in a year. As for the last bit of your post, most definitely.
Edit: I meant the underlined bit.