Re: MPs Pay Rise
 

Our Council's chief exec is paid more than our MP. Shall we increase our's MP's wage to match?

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My recent posts have, quite properly, been culled due to advertising the interests of our new esteemed member.:rolleyes:

If you want to do the same search that I did, it is easy when you know his first name is Graham, and he uses the shark logo in his advertising.

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So the bankers weren't/aren't paid enough for the mess they got us into?

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I see that you searched too :D

Personally I prefer Bermuda over Singapore, if I had a choice ;)

Ps .....don't think 'loan shark'....think 'travel shark'

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Yeh got what yeh expected simply because of who yeh are,:rolleyes::D I recall saying they should not be paid 1p more than ordinary voters, was that hard fer yeh to grasp? I was not saying or discussing were they should fit on the employment scale, start another thread about that if yeh wish,:rolleyes: I'm starting to wonder if yer related to easton?

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if the pay was that bad tehy wouldnt be doing it because i bet %99 of them wouldnt do the job if it was minimum wage and a travel pass

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Stating the bleedin' obvious there MrA

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One should be aware of the salary and salary structure before applying for any position.

What should anyone be paid? How about what they are worth to the organisation that employs them.

In industry and the military, and no doubt some other classifications, your pay is linked to your performance, if it is good then you can expect a pay rise or a bonus, if performance is poor, for whatever reason - no pay rise (except for across the board annual rises usually at or below the cost of living), if performance is very poor then one can expect to be looking for another job in the near future.

So one must ask, did the Bankers do a good job? Did the BBC Executives do a good job?
Do politicians do a good job? Should any one of them (and numerous other similar categories), receive pay rises and gold plated pensions?

MPs Pay Rise
 

May I just point out that random percentages used on AccyWeb have been set at 95% by our esteemed MP?
We cannot nor should not exceed that amount for fear of exaggeration.

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That post just goes to demonstrate, another know all, that knows sod all. Worlds full of em, even in Singapore, Bermuda, wherever.:rolleyes:

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Keep it up guys :rolleyes: I'm enjoying this ;)

MPs Pay Rise
 

Dare I like the above? According to one person, that must have looked in great detail at your profile, I've liked you quite a bit already.
Well, go on then, I will, after all what is one more like amongst friends?

MPs Pay Rise
 

The traditional thing is to just post a smiley eating popcorn, saves writing.

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when asked how much people thought MP's deserved as a payrise %95 said %95

i think %95 should be teh standard reply for hyndburn


how much would you like to see the town improved - %95

if kicked in teh balls how much will it hurt - %95

after a curry from blackburn road how much of your bowel is evacuated - %95

what are the chances of getting a parking ticket on blackburn road - Ahhh i see we have hit a problem with the %95 idea

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Many MPs have other jobs as barristers and company executives.

To many of them, their MP pay is 'pocket money'.
To see how prevalent this is, look at the Register of Members Interests.

The majority don't need or earn the rise, since the 'second job' that it is , does not represent a full time job. On the contrary, many use their positions as elected MPs to promote/enhance their other financial interests (lobbying).

Whilst we have broached the topic of 'member's interests', it may well be useful to look at the reasons why some members here have opinions they do.

'Follow The Money' seems to apply, especially when the opinions are expressed by a former offshore banking exec, who spent decades helping the filthy rich avoid tax.