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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit
I personally do not believe that
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I'd have to. The commission set up to oversee these things is independent. With the number of scandals coming out these days if there was anything underhanded going on with them then heads would roll from an infeasibly high level.
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Originally Posted by deadite66
The thing that amuses me when this comes up on shows like Question time they say the recommendation body is independent, how many of us would get a pay rise is someone independent looked at our pay.
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It was set up that way because (IMO quite justifiably) MPs cannot be trusted when it comes to setting their own pay and perks.
I've always said that whereas MPs don't make these decisions, those with a conscience could make an admirable gesture of donating it to charities. I've never seen an MP on the breadline and I very much doubt any of them can now look forward to finally having a comfortable Christmas knowing their pay is going up by around £500 a month.