Tory MP wants to double MP's pay

[pkitchen]

Comments on a post card please

[Chris Type R]

Not entirely unpalatable if the number of MPs is halved.

[FourWheelDrift]

Double pay, which some might say brings them into line with high business earners, but remove expense claims, so all expenses come out of the salary.

Would that work out at less cost?

[pkitchen]

Chris Type R said:

Not entirely unpalatable if the number of MPs is halved.

Doubt if that was where he was coming from. I would need convincing these commedians are worth anything like that amount, even if there were only half of them.

[pkitchen]

FourWheelDrift said:

Double pay, which some might say brings them into line with high business earners, but remove expense claims, so all expenses come out of the salary.

Would that work out at less cost?

Cost is one thing but what about the quality.

[JJCW]

If they got paid top wages, perhaps top people would want to do it?

[AshVX220]

JJCW said:

If they got paid top wages, perhaps top people would want to do it?

Hiya mate,
however, in my view anyone that wants to be an MP should immediately be un-eligable [is that right?]!

[jet_noise]

Dear AshVXR220

I might abstract the concept to which your post refers as:
should anyone choose to be a politician then this would render him/her axiomatically ineligible for the role.
[/stephen fry]

I have subscribed to this view for some time, the ratio of trough-in-snouters to for-the-public-goods is way too large,

regards,
Jet

[im]

Can't imagine what the outcry on here would be if Mr Broon had suggested this...

[Halb]

AshVX220 said:

JJCW said:

If they got paid top wages, perhaps top people would want to do it?

Hiya mate,
however, in my view anyone that wants to be an MP should immediately be un-eligable [is that right?]!

I concur

[pkitchen]

im said:

Can't imagine what the outcry on here would be if Mr Broon had suggested this...

[ShadownINja]

It is nice to hear that they are doing it for their belief in a better country and not for the money.

[ShadownINja]

JJCW said:

If they got paid top wages, perhaps top people would want to do it?

I suppose this question would imply that the current load are a shower of st and should be sacked if they agree that they are paid peanuts.

[Tycho]

FourWheelDrift said:

Double pay, which some might say brings them into line with high business earners, but remove expense claims, so all expenses come out of the salary.

Would that work out at less cost?

I think that is not a bad idea. Would also cut costs processing said expenses. Let them pay for everything with no expenses at all.

[s2art]

It would make more sense to halve MP's pay. Cut out all the 'straight from School, Uni' into politics types. Remove it as a career option.

[AndrewW-G]

To at least have some balance, here's what was actually said

Conservative MP said:

Sir Patrick's submission - posted on the committee's website together with other written evidence it has received - is dated May 29.

In it he states: "I have reluctantly become convinced over the last few weeks that the most effective way of restoring public confidence in Parliament is for there to be a significant increase in Members' salaries and an abolition of all allowances, save for the allowance to pay for staff and a constituency office.

"In order to ensure that Members could perform their parliamentary and constituency duties effectively, and have where necessary a second home, the salary of Members would have to be doubled at least and this might, yet again, be deemed politically unacceptable, and there are, of course, pension implications."

Oh and IM, do you really think winky is going to have his forced stay at a secure mental health facility holiday disturbed to do something as minor as sorting out MP's salary and expenses which could restore some public trust in the political st heap that is westminster?

ETA, please note the date of his submission! Sir Pat said this almost 3 Fecking months ago and even then it was his opinion regarding a possible solution. Since May 29th Winky and co came up with their wonderful EU'esk £250 per day that you turn up for work! . . . . . . . . this leak into the press looks more and more like another product of winky's ministry of truth and happiness

Edited by AndrewW-G on Wednesday 19th August 18:09

[B Oeuf]

It's a good idea frankly......he just showed his complete lack of perception by saying it now and in public.
Give em double the pay but no second homes, proper expenses run by bean counters and oh, cut the numbers of the fkers down to 100, it's enough to run the US it's enough for here

[AndrewW-G]

B Oeuf said:

It's a good idea frankly......he just showed his complete lack of perception by saying it now and in public.

He didnt it was his submission on may 29th to the team working charged with sorting this mess out, all they could actually come up with was a £250 a day flat expense rate!

[AshVX220]

jet_noise said:

Dear AshVXR220

I might abstract the concept to which your post refers as:
should anyone choose to be a politician then this would render him/her axiomatically ineligible for the role.
[/stephen fry]

I have subscribed to this view for some time, the ratio of trough-in-snouters to for-the-public-goods is way too large,

regards,
Jet

You are correct Jet, apologies for my lack of proper England!

[cs02rm0]

Chris Type R said:

Not entirely unpalatable if the number of MPs is halved.

Deal!