truman Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 You could pay MPs a million a year, you'd still get the same incompetents being elected. Whose fault is that? ...it's the constituents who vote them in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Whose fault is that? ...it's the constituents who vote them in... But it's the same sort of people going for election. Look at the leadership toff, muppet, liar, bigot. Pick one out of that lot. And that's the leadership, the rank and file are often worse and if they aren't they're not going to be let anywhere near a cabinet position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 But it's the same sort of people going for election. Look at the leadership toff, muppet, liar, bigot. Pick one out of that lot. And that's the leadership, the rank and file are often worse and if they aren't they're not going to be let anywhere near a cabinet position. Anyone can stand...if people don't like the current crop of politicians then they need to get involved... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Anyone can stand...if people don't like the current crop of politicians then they need to get involved... But they won't win, the old pig in a red, blue and occaisionally orange rosette argument. We have 194 marginal seats in the uk. The rest are safe and some of those are pointlessly safe. http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25949029 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 The politicians haven't awarded themselves the rise.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29098334 The 1% difference should easily cover the Midwives demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 The politicians haven't awarded themselves the rise.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29098334 That article's over a month old. According to this one, they will be getting it... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/11079707/MPs-will-get-10-per-cent-pay-rise-expenses-watchdog-says.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogey Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 So we can't afford 1% for medical professionals but we can afford a tax cut for the highest earners in the country......... Any news on when companies like Vodafone are gonna be made to pay tax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) That article's over a month old. According to this one, they will be getting it... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/11079707/MPs-will-get-10-per-cent-pay-rise-expenses-watchdog-says.html In defiance of Cameron's "totally unacceptable" stance too. The article says that ministers have to make tough choices/decisions like sending men to their deaths as if those decicisions would be made any more or less difficult with a pay rise.. and should be paid accordingly Edited October 13, 2014 by ronthenekred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 That article's over a month old. According to this one, they will be getting it... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/11079707/MPs-will-get-10-per-cent-pay-rise-expenses-watchdog-says.html My point is that it isn't the MPs who have awarded it....we'll have to wait and see how many of them accept it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 My point is that it isn't the MPs who have awarded it....we'll have to wait and see how many of them accept it... Hopefully the midwives will be awarded the 1% in order for them to refuse it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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