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Originally Posted by ToffeeGuy
Many Headmasters get paid more that £100,000 with some doctors getting near to £200,000.
I agree it is more than most of us can ever dream of. But so is the salary of those I've stated plus those of business people and lawyers. There should be an incentive for high-ranking professionals with a working knowledge of health, business, law and education to enter parliament.
£60,000 is a lot of money but, to state the obvious, it is a precarious position where for some it is only really guaranteed for 4 or 5 years, excluding safe seats. Why should a Headmaster step down from a relatively safe job and career progression, then take a pay cut, for what could only be four years?
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Strange then, that there's never any shortage of candidates, including many from lucrative jobs, whenever an election (or bye-election) rolls around. The fact is that £60,000 is only the basic salary and MPs can bump up their dosh by far more than this. As for the "precariousness" of their position, there's always some well-paid job on some committee, quango or other talking shop at the end of a parliamentary career...not to mention the ultimate prize - a seat on the EU gravy train which opens the floodgates to a life of well-padded luxury and considerable financial rewards at the expense of the poor old taxpayer. Just ask the Welsh windbag and his wife!
