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Originally Posted by bertieck476
@ Tribesman, this isn't aimed at you just expanding on your quote.
Im not sure if your post is tongue in cheek or not, but what you say is right.
Uk mp's are lower paid than many other countries mp's (back benchers) and because of the reaction we have now about their wage increase, in the past there has been reluctance to raise it.
Mp's were then given the nod that it was ok to claim expenses for things in around about way to up there salary, some took this to the extreme and have paid the price. When the expenses scandal broke in an effort to clean up their act they appointed an independent body (IPSA), to review and set their salaries and there is no mechanism in place to legally reject it, although many mp's are saying they will not accept the increase.
IPSA say that with the cuts to mp's future pensions the proposed increase for 2015-16 result in a overall increase of £500,000 (650 mp's) and some people are saying that to try and appease people the latest proposal trims their pensions even more so there is no overall cost increase at all.
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bertieck, it was tongue in cheek.
However as to your points, wages even just across Europe vary, some politicians get more than British MPs some get less.
I wouldn't object to politicians getting paid more, if they did their job well, but that is rarely the case. It is also worth noting that what they have is in effect a well paid part time job with long holidays and huge fringe benefits, most of them still hold another job, or several so in reality it as a huge wage they get .
One thing worth considering concerning your point about their wages not keeping up and hence the need to raise it.
Look at the following graph.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...e-workers.html 