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Gordon Booth · 08-04-2015, 19:51

You're getting it all wrong!

Parliament does reflect the people it represents. MP's and Lords are people aren't they?

Our modern Parliament exists to represent and look after the needs of its people. Think what a massive task- ensuring reasonable salaries, superb pensions, subsidised meals and drinks, expenses for everything from a duck house to a full renovation of a very necessary town house(for which Parliament pays the mortgage interest so it can be sold at a massive profit having cost the owner nothing).
It's there to help its people get directorships, consultancies, big fees for half hour speeches(plus free food and booze).
Etc. Etc. Etc.

People complain about zero hours contracts but some of Parliaments people work zero hours(or close to it), you don't hear them complain!

Parliament has to reflect and look after the needs of its 650 MPs and 783 Lords- that's a hell of a job. It really doesn't leave much time for it to worry about the other 66 million of us.

I think it does a really good job! Well, it does if your one of its people.
Otherwise- tough!

08-04-2015, 19:51	#16
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46611	Re: Parliament needs to reflect the people it represents. You're getting it all wrong! Parliament does reflect the people it represents. MP's and Lords are people aren't they? Our modern Parliament exists to represent and look after the needs of its people. Think what a massive task- ensuring reasonable salaries, superb pensions, subsidised meals and drinks, expenses for everything from a duck house to a full renovation of a very necessary town house(for which Parliament pays the mortgage interest so it can be sold at a massive profit having cost the owner nothing). It's there to help its people get directorships, consultancies, big fees for half hour speeches(plus free food and booze). Etc. Etc. Etc. People complain about zero hours contracts but some of Parliaments people work zero hours(or close to it), you don't hear them complain! Parliament has to reflect and look after the needs of its 650 MPs and 783 Lords- that's a hell of a job. It really doesn't leave much time for it to worry about the other 66 million of us. I think it does a really good job! Well, it does if your one of its people. Otherwise- tough!