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Pay rise idea for MPs ‘nonsensical’ (From York Press)
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Pay rise idea for MPs ‘nonsensical’
9:11am Saturday 12th January 2013 in News
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has said pay rises for politicians would be “nonsensical” after a survey by Parliament’s expenses watchdog showed more than two-thirds believe they are underpaid.
A poll of 100 MPs, which is part of a consultation by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), showed the average MP felt they were worth £86,250 a year, compared to their current salary of just under £66,000.
However, most members of the public surveyed said MPs’ pay should be pegged or lowered. None of North Yorkshire’s MPs who The Press contacted took part in the poll, with Nigel Adams, who represents Selby and Ainsty, saying: “It would be nonsensical, at a time of pay constraint in the private and public sector, to be advocating pay rises such as this.”
York Outer MP Julian Sturdy said he would not have agreed to be surveyed had he been asked, saying: “It has always been my view that MPs should not set their own pay and conditions – I don’t think they should be involved or vote on it at all, and IPSA should make the decisions and recommendations.”
Hugh Bayley, who represents York Central, also said MPs should have no say over their own salaries and IPSA was the “appropriate” judge on politicians’ pay, while East Yorkshire MP Greg Knight – who was also not surveyed – said: “I supported the setting-up of the independent authority which determines MPs’ pay, and pay levels are therefore entirely a matter for them and I will accept what they decide.”
Comments(11)
Theapplesarecoming
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1:08pm Sat 12 Jan 13
gjh
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3:05pm Sat 12 Jan 13
R'Marcus
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4:32pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Memebers of parliament are OVER paid, as all taxpayers know.
nearlyman
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5:10pm Sat 12 Jan 13
spottycow
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6:20pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Magicman!
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2:14am Sun 13 Jan 13
Perhaps they should spend a couple of months stacking shelves for £6.70 an hour with some 19 year old giving them little speeches about how he expects them to just find stuff in the stockroom without any word of it having changed place, with hours changing and them not being told about it... and see how they fare doing an actual job instead of sitting around on their ar$es deciding which sector of the lower class can go without their bread and water for a day each week so they can provide leverage to Starbucks to keep voting for them.....
nearlyman
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10:12am Sun 13 Jan 13
Magicman! wrote:In fairness magic, its not just Cameron they are all at it regardless of their individual political deviation.
Cameron "sheriff of nottingham" and his crooks are at it again then.
Perhaps they should spend a couple of months stacking shelves for £6.70 an hour with some 19 year old giving them little speeches about how he expects them to just find stuff in the stockroom without any word of it having changed place, with hours changing and them not being told about it... and see how they fare doing an actual job instead of sitting around on their ar$es deciding which sector of the lower class can go without their bread and water for a day each week so they can provide leverage to Starbucks to keep voting for them.....
TheTruthHurts
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12:04pm Sun 13 Jan 13
TheTruthHurts
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12:04pm Sun 13 Jan 13
nearlyman
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2:33pm Sun 13 Jan 13
d he still manages to be a no doubt a fine 100% constituency back bench MP. Why on earth would he want it any different?
PKH says...
12:42pm Sat 12 Jan 13