Comments on: Good grief http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JonnyN http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36762 JonnyN Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:02 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36762 Speaking of, it should be considered an honour to represent your constituents in our parliament and the pay should be commensurately low, possibly average earnings + expenses. Of course nothing should prevent MPs from holding down other jobs which is why their mornings should be left free so that some can pursue this. Speaking of, it should be considered an honour to represent your constituents in our parliament and the pay should be commensurately low, possibly average earnings + expenses. Of course nothing should prevent MPs from holding down other jobs which is why their mornings should be left free so that some can pursue this.

]]> By: JonnyN http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36761 JonnyN Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:16:08 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36761 What's mind blowing is that those responsible directly and indirectly for the pay that "senior public sector workers" receive can then turn around and use that as a comparator when they themselves want higher pay. What’s mind blowing is that those responsible directly and indirectly for the pay that “senior public sector workers” receive can then turn around and use that as a comparator when they themselves want higher pay.

]]> By: Monty http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36757 Monty Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:49:03 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36757 No pay rise. Let them go on strike, and fire them. If they get to hang on and get voted out at the next election, they get festooned with some more of our money. No pay rise.

Let them go on strike, and fire them.

If they get to hang on and get voted out at the next election, they get festooned with some more of our money.

]]> By: Matthew http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36745 Matthew Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:47:16 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36745 Mr Potarto, Utterly irrelevant to the point which is you either quote jobs on a like for like basis or not. Mr Potarto,

Utterly irrelevant to the point which is you either quote jobs on a like for like basis or not.

]]> By: Mr Potarto http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36737 Mr Potarto Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:04 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36737 Matthew, They don't need to work in two locations, they don't even need to work in one. There is no need to do any work at all. Plus, many of them have separate jobs on the side, it is after all a part-time role. And the four months holiday is nice. Matthew,

They don’t need to work in two locations, they don’t even need to work in one. There is no need to do any work at all.

Plus, many of them have separate jobs on the side, it is after all a part-time role.

And the four months holiday is nice.

]]> By: Matthew http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36736 Matthew Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:07:03 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36736 It's not like a normal job on £65k though if you scrap all expenses? I can't imagine there are many jobs on £65k where you need to work in two locations and they won't pay travel or accomodation, don't supply secretarial support etc It’s not like a normal job on £65k though if you scrap all expenses? I can’t imagine there are many jobs on £65k where you need to work in two locations and they won’t pay travel or accomodation, don’t supply secretarial support etc

]]> By: ukliberty http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36714 ukliberty Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:57 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36714 <blockquote>Can’t live on £65k a year? Really?</blockquote>Yep. What's median wage? £24k? But they don't know why people are pissed off!

Can’t live on £65k a year? Really?

Yep. What’s median wage? £24k? But they don’t know why people are pissed off!

]]> By: AntiCitizenOne http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36699 AntiCitizenOne Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:56 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36699 No pay rise without productivity improvements. Decide which MPs regions are to be merged. With the bloodless EUSSR coup, we probaly don't even need MPs. No pay rise without productivity improvements.

Decide which MPs regions are to be merged.

With the bloodless EUSSR coup, we probaly don’t even need MPs.

]]> By: Gareth http://timworstall.com/2009/11/05/good-grief-13/comment-page-1/#comment-36685 Gareth Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:13:17 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10865#comment-36685 If they want the pay rise let us first have HMRC investigate their untaxed earnings for the last 20 years. It's got to be a lot. Otherwise, they should shut their gobs. Why don't voters have any say in the wages of MPs? The state pays dishonourable members, and naturally this means MPs are loyal to the state more than they should be. Let each MP be paid by their constituents and let each candidate name their price at election time. If they want the pay rise let us first have HMRC investigate their untaxed earnings for the last 20 years. It’s got to be a lot.

Otherwise, they should shut their gobs.

Why don’t voters have any say in the wages of MPs? The state pays dishonourable members, and naturally this means MPs are loyal to the state more than they should be. Let each MP be paid by their constituents and let each candidate name their price at election time.

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