x404.co.uk
http://x404.co.uk/forum/

Commons pay rise details released
http://x404.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2100		 Page 1 of 1
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Commons pay rise details released
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8182518.stm

Quote:
Our correspondent said it was unclear whether the rises were agreed under the previous Commons speaker Michael Martin, who stepped down following the expenses row, or had been voted upon more recently, since officials vowed to clean up the system.


It'll be nice to know, and I hope they're working on it...
Author:  curiousclive [ Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Commons pay rise details released
All rises should be stopped until the rest of us taxpayers who pay their salaries can also have the same.
Author:  Linux_User [ Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Commons pay rise details released
curiousclive wrote:
All rises should be stopped until the rest of us taxpayers who pay their salaries can also have the same.


Most taxpayers do not work as hard as (most) MPs do.
Author:  eddie543 [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Commons pay rise details released
They need a massive pay rise, the current salary only encourages elitist wealthy people and the middle classes who can afford to work in london. Also it doesn't help with people wanting to cheat the expenses system.

I don't know why we worry about MPs who "run the country" when we all know what runs the country the media. The Mail, express, sun, star, news of the world and the news programmes on telly with vicious reporting.
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Commons pay rise details released
eddie543 wrote:
They need a massive pay rise, the current salary only encourages elitist wealthy people and the middle classes who can afford to work in london. Also it doesn't help with people wanting to cheat the expenses system.

No they dont.
All they need is government housing that they can occupy whilst in london and all normal household bills are covered, which is given to the next MP for that constituency if they fail to get re=elected.
Author:  eddie543 [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Commons pay rise details released
bobbdobbs wrote:
eddie543 wrote:
They need a massive pay rise, the current salary only encourages elitist wealthy people and the middle classes who can afford to work in london. Also it doesn't help with people wanting to cheat the expenses system.

No they dont.
All they need is government housing that they can occupy whilst in london and all normal household bills are covered, which is given to the next MP for that constituency if they fail to get re=elected.

Well I can agree with that.

Just thinking next parliament there are going to be many MPs out 200 new ones all ready to make new mistakes just makes me so excited.
Author:  Linux_User [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Commons pay rise details released
bobbdobbs wrote:
eddie543 wrote:
They need a massive pay rise, the current salary only encourages elitist wealthy people and the middle classes who can afford to work in london. Also it doesn't help with people wanting to cheat the expenses system.

No they dont.

Sure they do, the level of work they have to cope with and the hours they put in easily puts them into the same category as GPs etc. It can't be right that some civil servants earn more than Ministers.
Author:  eddie543 [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Commons pay rise details released
Linux_User wrote:
bobbdobbs wrote:
eddie543 wrote:
They need a massive pay rise, the current salary only encourages elitist wealthy people and the middle classes who can afford to work in london. Also it doesn't help with people wanting to cheat the expenses system.

No they dont.

Sure they do, the level of work they have to cope with and the hours they put in easily puts them into the same category as GPs etc. It can't be right that some civil servants earn more than Ministers.

Puts them above that especially if they have a distant constituency.
Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
https://www.phpbb.com/