francypants Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 A senior MP told a newspaper yesterday he feared MPs would be 'accused of having their snouts in the trough' But argued: 'Voters may not like it, but if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.' " If you pay peanuts you get monkeys " ...... well according to that, they must be earning a pittance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincero dOro Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 There should be fewer MPs. There would be but Labour and the Liberal Democrats voted against the proposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 MPs are in line for a huge salary increase of up to £20,000 - that's more than many people in Sheffield earn in a year. Members believe salaries should be raised in line with Senior civil servants and other professions. A senior MP told a newspaper yesterday he feared MPs would be 'accused of having their snouts in the trough' But argued: 'Voters may not like it, but if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.' What does that make those of us not lucky enough to be getting this sort of pay? Surely MPs should be setting an example in these difficult times, and encouraging excessive pay downwards rather than raising their own pay to match it. I take it you will be emailing your MP to give your views? As for pay rise, I think in the current climate, it's a slap in the face to all those who are suffering right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 But I'd also pass a law stating that they are not allowed to hold any other paid employment whilst they were an MP, I'd add onto that another law stating that they are not allowed to receive money from any other parties for lobbying, or any favours carried out. Get the money out of politics? Oddly that was the only policy of the much derided "Occupy" movement. The problem with enacting these kind of legal constraints is that they would need to be passed by the very people who would be most affected by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenRivers Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 MPs are in line for a huge salary increase of up to £20,000 - that's more than many people in Sheffield earn in a year. Members believe salaries should be raised in line with Senior civil servants and other professions. A senior MP told a newspaper yesterday he feared MPs would be 'accused of having their snouts in the trough' But argued: 'Voters may not like it, but if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.' What does that make those of us not lucky enough to be getting this sort of pay? Surely MPs should be setting an example in these difficult times, and encouraging excessive pay downwards rather than raising their own pay to match it. In line with civil service is not a bad benchmark, but arguably at the moment the civil service probably aren't getting much of a raise, so where is this raise coming from. Surely MPs pay should be subject of a binding independent pay review body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Get the money out of politics? Oddly that was the only policy of the much derided "Occupy" movement. The problem with enacting these kind of legal constraints is that they would need to be passed by the very people who would be most affected by them. The only way to get it through would be to include it with a generous pay rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Glypta Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 In line with civil service is not a bad benchmark, but arguably at the moment the civil service probably aren't getting much of a raise, so where is this raise coming from. Surely MPs pay should be subject of a binding independent pay review body. It is! The IPSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenRivers Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 It is! The IPSA. I thought they got to award themselves the pay rise and vote on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Glypta Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I thought they got to award themselves the pay rise and vote on it? http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx IPSA -The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority IPSA was created in 2009 by the Parliamentary Standards Act. We are tasked with independently monitoring and controlling MPs’ expenses, pay and pensions. We set up new rules to make a clean break with the past. IPSA is transparent and regularly publishes details of MPs’ expense claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 There would be but Labour and the Liberal Democrats voted against the proposal. The Lib-Dems agreed to support this when the Tories agreed to support reform of the House of Lords. The Tories then reneged on their bit and the Lib-Dems in retaliation then reneged on the boundary commission proposals that would have reduced the number of MPs to 600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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