Greedy MPs are after a 32% pay rise

[Jasper]

In an anonymous survey conducted by the Independent Standards Authority, the YouGov poll, showed that over two thirds (69%) of MP’s say their £65,738 a year salary should be increased to around £86,250. Staggeringly, 20% of MPs are after a salary of £95,000 or more.
Unsurprisingly Conservative MPs want the most at £96,740, with Lib Dems after £78,361 and Labour seeking £77,322. Yes they are “all in it together” for a massive pay hike!

The poll results come just two days after MPs voted to cap benefit rises to 1% for the next three years, reducing benefit to the hardest hit by £256 a year by 2015.

MPs are whinging that “The quality of MPs will reduce if the pay does not improve.” And that we work very hard and should be rewarded” “many MPs have given up highly paid private sector positions to service the nation”

Dave Prentis, of Unison, fumed: “They are totally out of touch with working people.”

At least at these levels they shouldn’t “need” to fiddle their expenses but probably still will!

[joinerjohn]

Do keep up Jasper
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[Wes]

[stevread1]

The bloody cheek of it as we are being forced to tighten our belts and go without pay rises etc. They keep cutting services cause they got no money so where's this gonna come from. more service cuts.

[royaloakcarpentry]

When you consider some of the electricians that have morphed from our council onto the contractor running the council maintenance are on over £60K a year for working under 7 hours a day, Mps wages are fairly low.

Or is it that public sector are over paid and the unions are out of touch with reality compared to the private sector.

[dynamod]

Revolution, Revolution.................

It's touching how much we all love Big Brother.

[northwales4u]

he can't even keep up with the threads - love to see him running the country

[Jasper]

he can't even keep up with the threads - love to see him running the country

I come on here from time to time.
I don't read every new thread.
Not sure why I bother at all!

[Wes]

You do seem to get a hard time Jasper...Stick with it mate At least you contribute new threads

With some of the views you have, or the way you put them across, you're bound to get some flack but hey we're all entitled to our opinions whether they're popular or not..

It's all a learning game