MPs to get 10% Pay Rise

roydo · September 9, 2014

wm02 said:
Tip of the iceberg. After leaving office, he'll be making tens of millions in book deals, appearance fees, speeches, etc. Look at what the Clintons have raked in over the past 5 years.

Oh sure he will. But how does he earn that much when he is still President? Is he sponsored by Gillette or something?

Mikey_Fitzgerald · September 9, 2014

If this encourages even one decent person to decide to be an MP when previously they couldn't afford to, I'll be happy

red1 · September 9, 2014

roydo said:
Oh sure he will. But how does he earn that much when he is still President? Is he sponsored by Gillette or something?

Royalties from massive book sales.

Tree13 · September 9, 2014

It's a bizarre scenario. The independent body set up by the then-Labour government in 2009 to oversee MPs' pay and expenses has recommended that the salary for MPs should go up; Each party leader has come out straight away in fierce opposition, but millions of people blame MPs?

I'm against it. I presume almost anyone with a functioning brain is against it. But I don't understand why people are blaming MPs. They haven't asked for the pay rise, they didn't recommend the pay rise and they are trying to stop it.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/07/george-osborne-mps-pay-rise-unacceptable