AKA Bribes
I was watching a documentary about women fleeing domestic violence and when one of the women brought a box of chocolates and a card to say thank you to the people at the council (housing department) when she was rehoused away from her ex, she was told they weren't allowed to accept gifts. presumably so people couldn't bribe their way into a council house. So the poor woman walked out with her box of chocolates and the hard working people weren't allowed the little perk.
Why oh why are MPs allowed to be wined and dined by big companies? why are they allowed to accept 'donations' what are they donating to? Is the tory party a charity? where does the money go? I just don't understand it at all can someone shed some light on why normal people working in council housing aren't allowed to accept a box of chocolates as a thank you (so this was AFTER the woman was rehoused, wouldn't Have affected the house she got) but the people who decide laws and tax and where public money goes are allowed to accept 'donations'? how can that be?
People are easily corruptible, why isn't it allowed?
ALSO I think 80k is mega money, more than enough to live on (maybe London is different?)
But why are they allowed second jobs too? surely you don't want your MPs thinking about anything other than their very important job?
Why can't they be held up to their manifestos aswell? They should have a plan in place (first year xyz 2nd year zyx etc etc) they can't be allowed to just say we will do taxes and not do taxes. or say we will do hospitals and then not do hospitals. We will do schools and not do schools.
this is why I would never be able to go into politics, I don't get the 'grey areas' aka corruption.