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Originally Posted by jambutty
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Many MP’s have secondary jobs in the form of consultancies and/or directorships.
My question is simple. Do we want part time MP’s? Because that is what some people have got.
Surely representing thousands of constituents has to be a full time job. And if it isn’t then an MP could handle a larger constituency and a larger constituency would mean fewer constituencies and thus fewer MP’s to make it a full time job.
Apart from a truly independent MP’s salaries and perks review body, no MP should have a secondary job (paid or unpaid). No man or woman can have allegiance to two masters and we, the public, have to be the only master that an MP has.
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Of course, we don't wish for part time MP's Jambutty, however, only candidates that have risen in the world of business, commerce and other professions as such are capable of running the country. Naturally, they do not always wish to give up their business interests, but when they do, their own interests do suffer. I do not resent one penny MP's earn .. have seen it first hand, and is expensive to become one .. yes, have to have accommodation in London (can you imagine the cost of that!!).
What annoys me more is the pedestal we put footballers, celebrities on, and the stupid vast sums of money they are paid.
