MPs vote against an above-inflation pay rise

Marcus Cotswell

Neither was the right outcome. They got it precisely the wrong way round. MPS should be paid a (substantially)higher basic, be barred from moonlighting, meet the costs of a second home from that higher basic, account for their expenses normally and close their pension scheme to future accrual and new entrants.

It's simply daft that MPS are only paid £60k-odd. And it's even more daft that they can claim for decking out their houses as an expense of the job. I need a house in or near London to do my job, too, but the shareholders of the company I work for don't see fit to pay for my kitchen.

Nicholas

They weren't. 146 Labour MPs, including 33 Government ministers, voted to keep the allowance and the John Lewis list. The ministers included Smith, Burnham and Flint., nasty pieces of work all.

Frank Pulley

The comparative lack of comment indicates that the public expect nothing better from our politicians, so what's to be said?

Frank Pulley

An afterthought in answer to my own question? "Oink! Oink!" perhaps?

Silent Hunter

A simple diagram to illustrate what the expenses 'reform' means to our parliamentarians:

PIGS....TROUGH....SNOUTS....STILL!