Originally Posted by Neil (Post 1065876)

I was talking about normal people who are MP's, the sort of MP's most of us would like to see as MP's. Take things like this away and you will only have those with plenty of money and who see being an MP as a second job left. Is that what you want?

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1065897)

Normal people who are MP's stop being normal people because of their exposure to the different lifestyle in parliament.....and I would guess(I have no evidence) they would have made friends in high places...and they would not be unemployed and signing on the way that you or I would be.
In life, it is very often who you know, not what you know, or what you can do that swings the deal.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1065899)

what I want for an MP is someone who will be true to their electorate...you know, those people who put a cross against his name believing him to have the best interests of my community at the heart of what is being done. Not someone who when the leader say 'Jump'...he hops up and asks ' how high, and how long should I stay up?'
I want a person with integrity. Not one who is on the make(and the take)...but looking at the current state of our political system, it seems that my expectations are far too high.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 1065891)

I can't find the amount either but it would only be a 1/10 of a full pension

Originally Posted by Less (Post 1065914)

So, you are of the same school as our MP?

Making a guesstimate?

His was saying 95% of folk can't be trusted to vote for or against the EU, how far out is your statement?


I can neither prove nor disprove it.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 1065891)

I can't find the amount either but it would only be a 1/10 of a full pension

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 1065928)

garinda found it i think it was around 40 grand a year

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 1065913)

The only time I've ever lived in a constituency where the MP was like that was when I lived in Hyndburn and the late Ken Hargreaves was in office. He went the extra mile for me when I was sorting out my missus's UK residency with the Home Office. And when his government were introducing the poll tax, he defied the party whip and voted against it, because he knew it would harm his constituents. To my mind, Tory or not, he was an outstanding local MP.

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 1065874)

if a MP cant afford to keep their child in private education as an example after loosing an election then maybe they should have thought about that before putting their child in private education.

MPs should consider what they may have to return to if they loose their job when taking on financial burdens

they should also consider how much they lie to their local folk because they may one day find themselves back amongst us

there was a mp on panaorama not long ago who betrayed the lifeforce of his own town for cash fr questions id hate to be him if he looses his position and has to go home

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 1065943)

i think you need to say his name 3 times into a mirror

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1065993)

That was then Wyn.
There can be few MP's in the current clan who could live up to this man.
When Ken was in politics it was a whole different ball game.
People went into it to make a difference, rather than having their eye on the main chance and feathering their own nest.