[Politics] Should MPs get a pay rise?

[Wrong-Direction]

Well do they deserve it?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...matt-hancock-mp-salary-rise-gmb-b1760239.html

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[Leekbrookgull]

Is it April 1st ?

 

[Me and my Monkey]

No.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Haven't they just had one?

 

[bluenitsuj]

Stupid question of the decade award goes to .........

 

[GT49er]

No, they shouldn't, not unless they vote through pay rises for public sector workers (and tough as it may seem, that would be the wrong thing to do in the current circumstances - coronavirus has taken a huge chunk out of the nation's resources; nobody should be expecting a pay rise for a while - all that money spent has got to be paid back).

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Now you’re just being silly - timing is everything

 

[dazzer6666]

Haven't they just had one?

I understood the PSA recommended one in October - effective next April, but No. 10 has said salaries should be frozen in line with other public sector workers.

 

[studio150]

No, the Government should be happy that their pay doesn't have any performance related element, otherwise they would be seeing a big reduction

 

[nicko31]

Yes and reduce the number, quality not quantity

 

[Iggle Piggle]

It's not a good look to give out pay rises at the minute so, no. However, I personally believe MP's salaries should be much higher. Why? Well 81K - whilst being a very good wage for most of us - is pretty low in comparison to what people with talent can earn elsewhere. As a consequence, we've got the MP's we deserve.

If we paid market rate, we might just get some talented MP's rather than the Tory chancers and Labour rabble rousers that infest the HOC at the moment. The bar has sunk so low, I listened to a Tory MP on the radio the other day and thought he was one of the better ones I'd heard lately. It was only at the end of the interview I found out it was Iain Duncan Smith.

 

[severnside gull]

They have been granted a £3200 a year pay rise by the “independent” reviewer.
A bit like the independent reviewer who confirmed Priti Patel broke ministerial standards and bullied staff.

One of those nights independent reviews was totally ignored while the other one will be something - and I win the Johnson-Qote-Bingo here - “we can’t do anything about/is beyond our power to change”

 

[Cpt. Spavil]

No.

They should have a pay cut.

 

[Javeaseagull]

We have something like 5 times the legislators that the US of A has who have maybe 5 times the population. How can that be?

 

[drew]

It's not a good look to give out pay rises at the minute so, no. However, I personally believe MP's salaries should be much higher. Why? Well 81K - whilst being a very good wage for most of us - is pretty low in comparison to what people with talent can earn elsewhere. As a consequence, we've got the MP's we deserve.

If we paid market rate, we might just get some talented MP's rather than the Tory chancers and Labour rabble rousers that infest the HOC at the moment. The bar has sunk so low, I listened to a Tory MP on the radio the other day and thought he was one of the better ones I'd heard lately. It was only at the end of the interview I found out it was Iain Duncan Smith.

I don't think even with a higher salary you would see an improvement in the quality of candidates.

With regard to pay rise, ludicrous on the basis Sunak has stated there will be a public sector pay freeze.

 

[Chicken Run]

No they most certainly shouldn’t

 

[maffew]

No they damn well should absolutely bloody well not whilst the whole of the civil service has been told to expect a freeze and half the country are counting themselves lucky if they have a job at all. Insult. Its not even just whether they deserve one or not, on principle it shouldnt be a question this year

 

[beorhthelm]

no. they may be set to receive something the group responsible for pay decided they should get and vote through last year.

 

[beorhthelm]

We have something like 5 times the legislators that the US of A has who have maybe 5 times the population. How can that be?

different systems of government? the US being federal with a lot more legislation going on at state level.

 

[Javeaseagull]

different systems of government? the US being federal with a lot more legislation going on at state level.

I was thinking more on the lines the Senate v House of Lords and congress v commons. Huge imbalance.