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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany
Different jobs Ken ? Two sides of the same coin, servants of the public I think you'll find they're both supposed to be, looking out for the best interests & defence of the British people, their way of life. To stand up for & defend to the very last instance, despite personal feelings or concerns, it ain't always beer & skittles, some times you've got to man up & take your hits so the folks back home don't have to.
Far as I can see there's only one group of these public servants, taking the kickings for Joe public & it isn't the gob she-ites in Westminster. Hell they've not even got the balls to fight for our Countries rights when the enemy is just bandying about words ! Politicians make all the noises, spout rhetoric & threats but who is it that has to sort the problem in the end ? Aye, the 18 year old with the rifle !
So again I ask you, who's the better value for money ?
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I was often required to be on duty for 60 and more hours per week, rail travel was not first class unless overnight on a sleeper and that was for security reasons, air travel was always cattle class.
If MPs have to work so many hours that KM suggests how do they find time to act as "Consultants" to companies - reported in the Press recently that GJ is paid in the region of £10k for his consultancy work.
As for the cost of living in London - they get a hell of a lot more than servicemen there on London Weighting Allowance, and they should have known beforehand what the "costs" of working in London are - they are supposed to be intelligent aren't they. I was fully aware of what my additional costs were going to be, and my salary, when I moved into the upstairs Mess.
Anyone who applies for, and takes, a new position should research the pertinent facts and not come crying when he/she finds the work is too demanding. As DinG says, think of the servicemen who are prepared to give a hell of a lot more than any politician for a great deal less in salary, pension, perks and family life. The serviceman is the person who is prepared to make the sacrifice after the MPs have put them in the precarious position by their actions - or lack of. The same goes for the screwing up of this country in general - by the politicians.