£60,000+ salary
£139,000 expenses (average)
£Subsidised resaraunts, tea rooms and bars
Grace a favour dwellings for many
Wives employed as secretarys from expenses
Special pension provision
No requirement to turn up for debates - most days house has less than 50 in the chamber!
Longest holidays in the country
Time off for party conferences
No qualifications required to hold post (bit like estate agents really)
No proffessional development requirements
Finish work early on Fri to travel home, start work late on Mon
Plenty of time to hold down second and even third positions
Civil Service capped at 2.5% and grades fiddled with to reduce wage bill
Lack of clarity (perhaps even honour) when dealing with service personnel's pay and allowances despite operational Tempo
Lack of disciplinary action when caught transgressing - fat boy Prescott etc.
No I am sure they deserve a 66% pay rise - NOT.
