Furious that MP's are to get an 11% pay rise!

[Millenniumbug1]

Why? When the rest of the country is wondering how we're going to pay our heating bills, we had 30,000 deaths due to the cold last year, (many more than Switzerland), but the MPs award themselves this pay rise.
I always feel indebted to vote, but I wish we could have a box on the ballot paper which says that we don't like any of them! I just don't think they've earned an 11% pay rise.

Tension, I had the exact same response from my MP and made it cearly obvious that he hadn't even bothered reading my letter at all.

(I can spell incompentence by the way, just when I'm calmer).

Horrible times for lots of people these days, and these lot are just rubbing our faces in it, along with the fat, juicy pensions they can look forward to! Greedy swines.

My pay is being cut next year because of single status. I am doing exactly the same job. Yanbu, it makes me so angry.

I have to wear a ballistic vest to go to work, take a yearly fitness test to prove I'm fit enough, I have had my pay frozen for 5 years and now have a 1% a year pay rise which frankly I'm grateful to get, and fully aware I'm still in a better position than most. My hours are regularly 12 -15 hrs daily, I am about as popular as herpes thanks to a certain MP and I am legally barred from a second job. I will work throughout christmas and my dc's will perform in their christmas plays without me watching. Do I think MP's are worth 11%? Frankly, not a chance.

Are the last few posts (and the many earlier ones) explaining the vitriol adequately kerala?

Thank you for the wonderful job you do Rosie

We're all in this together

But some are more together than others.

I really hate that "you need to attract the best" way of thinking when large incomes and bonuses have to be justified. It used to be said about the greedy bankers who then went on to prove they certainly weren't the best. MPs in general are a load of greedy, two faced lying hypocrites and I'd love to know what it is they've done to be ever described as "the best".

Rosie- you would justify an 11% pay rise, along with many others who put their lives at risk and work hard to save lives.

It's the hypocrisy kerala. They're standing up say after day and saying 'no pay rise for you, no pay rise for you, definitely no pay rise for you! and as for you, well, no job for you. Simply no money, last government legacy, hands tied, nothing we can do, oh, and we're cutting funding for all your vital services too.......11% pay rise for us? Don't mind if we do. Because we're worth it.'

My last MP was Margaret Moran a useless, greedy thief. Guess who gets the full MP pension?

There was a Newsnight segment yonks ago where MPs said they would happily take a pay cut. So I'm guessing they will all refuse this payrise suggestion then?

Thank you from all of us, millenniumbug & vevvie feel a little warm glow for a change.

Rosie I'd happily give you 11% and more. Along with the amazing midwives who delivered my DDs, the great teachers in their state schools who are doing such a good job educating them, and the incredibly lovely UKBA lady (and I have slated UKBA before, but not this lady) who asked me what was wrong when I came back after a very distressing visit to my parents in Holland. You are all worth it.

MPs - not so much.

CakeTinRosie you are going to have to narrow it down a bit more. Many MPs have been shitstirring bastards rogues just lately so it's hard to tell

Hmm looks for pin and MP's directory to spear locate the bastards baddies.

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In the last 5 minutes of the news:
MPS proposed 11% pay rise, followed by the fact that 13 million (13 MILLION - NEARLY 1/4 OF THE POPULATION) are living below the poverty line and have experienced an 8% drop in income.

These are the people who won't be able to afford a pension - they will have to work in their low paid/part-time/zero-hour contract jobs until they're 70, whilst the MPs take early retirement and live the life of Riley.

Tossers.

Everyone should tweet David Cameron and ask him how we're all in this together.

He would just tweet back that the Three main leaders didn't want it or so I'm led to believe and that there is nothing they can do as it's an independent body that has made this decision.

In short - he will worm his way out of it, just like all the others will and take the money while laughing at us all.

Nope. Still stand by my view that its fair enough. Plus its not MPs that have decided this its an independent body. MPs have been underpaid for years as too scared of public opinion (see above) to raise salaries. Thats what led to the expenses scandal. Don't see why MPs should be paid less than primary head teachers/GPs those are jobs I would see as comparable. They are doing 60 plus hour weeks. Seems am alone in my view but hey ho I'll leave you to your MP bashing looks like fun.

It's equally fair that I should have a rise, and plenty of other people.

What is you understanding of the word "fair" when it applies to MPs and not to anyone else?

Surely salary level a complex mix of what the market will pay for particular skills, what amount is required to attract decent candidates etc. The independent body has decided MPs should be paid more which to me seems correct. Why should the local MP get paid less than an equivalent professional? Why are you not frothing about council officials, GPs, senior teachers all these get relatively high salaries from the state. MPs are easy targets thats why. Am sure some of them are substandard but most aren't. Still dont want to get in your way of a good MP bash.

Scottish Parliament intending to break pay link with Westminster so they will not get a pay increase.

You used the word fair.

Are you willing to explain what the word means to you?