I have to say I found it quite amusing this morning to hear a "backbench" Tory chap, saying how if you pay us peanuts you will get monkeys. He then proceeded to bluster and bull about needing a decent level of wages or only the fortunate rich people could afford to be MPs. Hmm, says I to myself, I wonder when this chap last had a good look at his front bench? Multi and Standard (whatever that is) millionaires abound, including Libdems. A glance across the dispatch box will reflect the equally prosperous opposition. Pay is nothing to do with who gets to be an MP, that is now a function of party management, most MPs have a career in the game, researcher, assistant and then dropped in to a seat. Mere "erberts", the likes of me have no chance. No, I suspect that this is a preplanned go at expanding the old bank accounts, and continuing the tradition of troughing at taxpayer expense. Be nice if they were just a bit honest about it though.
Smudge