Cameron and Brown waive rights to PM's pension. Will Blair do the same?

[Anna Glypta]

Yesterday David Cameron said that to help the financial crisis that he inherited, when he leaves office he will not take the £66,500 pension that comes with the office. Should Tony Blair do the same?

[boyfriday]

The difference is Cameron can afford to make grand gestures like that, Blair probably can too.

 

Cameron is from a wealthy family and Blair has obviously made millions from his post PM activities, not sure Brown will leap on that particular gravy train and to be fair he has been an MP for nearly 30 years, imagine anyone in public office having to give up their pension entitlement after such long service.

[fox20thc]

Anna Glypta, If you had listened yesterday to the discussion, Mr Cameron confirmed that Mr Brown had already declared he would not be taking the PM pension.

[Randy]

Anna Glypta, If you had listened yesterday to the discussion, Mr Cameron confirmed that Mr Brown had already declared he would not be taking the PM pension.

 

As Brown is famous for saying one thing in public and doing the opposite in private, I'd say he's almost definitely lying.

[Vague_Boy]

not sure Brown will leap on that particular gravy train

 

Why not? After all, incompetence is no bar to accepting what is essentially a sinecure.

 

(I hope nobody actually thinks that Tony Blair is really offering investment advice to JP Morgan.)

[boyfriday]

Why not? After all, incompetence is no bar to accepting what is essentially a sinecure.

 

He may well do, I was just saying I haven't heard that he is or will do.

[Bozo]

Anna Glypta, If you had listened yesterday to the discussion, Mr Cameron confirmed that Mr Brown had already declared he would not be taking the PM pension.

 

Not only did Brown 'lead' the way in declining a PM pension - so leaving Cameron little choice but to do likewise - he also substantially reduced the PMs salary. Allegedly this is one of his last decisions as PM and is estimated to be costing Cameron considerably. Of course Cameron could always choose to take his pension and restore his pay - but the political fall out would be enormous.

 

EDIT: Link Here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/7805707/Gordon-Brown-accepts-a-pay-cut-for-David-Cameron.html

[Alien]

As Brown is famous for saying one thing in public and doing the opposite in private, I'd say he's almost definitely lying.

 

 

Using that logic half the countries males, if not more would have to give up their pension..

[Darth Vader]

Yesterday David Cameron said that to help the financial crisis that he inherited, when he leaves office he will not take the £66,500 pension that comes with the office. Should Gordon Brown and Tony Blair do the same?

what he should have said was 'to stop himself looking like a greedy, selfish, moron'

[Anna Glypta]

Not only did Brown 'lead' the way in declining a PM pension - so leaving Cameron little choice but to do likewise - he also substantially reduced the PMs salary. Allegedly this is one of his last decisions as PM and is estimated to be costing Cameron considerably. Of course Cameron could always choose to take his pension and restore his pay - but the political fall out would be enormous.

 

EDIT: Link Here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/7805707/Gordon-Brown-accepts-a-pay-cut-for-David-Cameron.html

 

Do you know I have found no link to Brown waiving his Prime Minister's pension. Indeed your own link is just to the story of Brown cutting the Prime Ministers salary after he had decided to step down from the job.