alchemist 35 #25 Posted March 7, 2020 19 hours ago, ECCOnoob said: Oh goody. Here we go again same old tired arguments year in year out.... Whether we like it or not MPs are entitled to be considered for a percentage salary increase every year just like the rest of the working population. Yes of course they get paid much higher than many other people but their job is far more complex than a lot of people's too. £82,000 might seem a lot to us northerners but when you think about a London wage and the level of job we are discussing it isn't really that high in the big scheme of things. There are certainly a significant number of senior-level lawyers, judges, teachers, doctors, technicians, engineers, consultants, accountants, auditors, civil servants and other forms of management roles who are on at least equivalent if not significantly more than that each year. If people actually looked into the work that's an MP has to do and their responsibilities it might not actually seem that much. Add on the blindingly obvious fact that there is no guarantee of career longevity and the fact that someone's role can disappear ear at the tick of a ballot form every election and it doesn't seem all that does it. Everybody always goes on about the handful of high-profile MPs who yes may have a lot of connections and may find a nice gravy train to to jump on once they leave office but what about the 500 + other MPs who nobody has heard of... Despite what many people think and what many so-called journalist report they don't all come from wealth and privilege and don't all have such luxury to fall back on. As with a lot of things it's all too easy to criticise but who's prepared to actually get out there and do it themselves. Who is prepared, despite the higher than average pay, to have their entire life personal and professional scrutinised by members of the public and bloodthirsty media. Prepare to face a daily barrage of verbal, written and in some cases physical attack from those who have a different point of view. Prepare to deal with the endless travel, meetings, committees, debates, surgeries, interviews, paperwork.... From my limited knowledge of the workings of the House being an MP is not a switch off the computer at 5 p.m. job. Sometimes it's about seeing the bigger picture. QUICK, lets get out the violins out and organise a charity drive for the poor MP's 6 hours ago, Padders said: If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys, that's why the country is in the state it's in (re-Brexit).. Pay them all top whack, and get some proper honest people to run the country. You DO of course have verifiable proof to substansiate this thoery?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Padders 2,756 #26 Posted March 7, 2020 2 hours ago, alchemist said: QUICK, lets get out the violins out and organise a charity drive for the poor MP's You DO of course have verifiable proof to substansiate this thoery?? No, just common sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99 771 #27 Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) Of course, as well as being well paid, MP's are also able to dine & drink in the HoC eateries & bars at possibly the cheapest prices in central London. https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/hoc-transparency-publications/catering-services/catering-services-menus-and-tariffs/ Members' Dining Room: Chargrilled ribeye steak with hand cut chips, tomato, mushroom and Béarnaise sauce (GF) £9.19 You'd be hard pushed to pay less than that in Sheffield? Edited March 8, 2020 by Baron99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...