Seems to me that the Government is equivalent to the board of directors of the UK. The members are there to serve the public and represent their constituency.
Like it or not, the members of parliament are required to contribute to the policy and strategy of the nation while also representing the views of their constituents and, often intervening in problems on behalf of their constituents or other members of the public.
None of these roles could be easy in themselves but when combined they must be extremely difficult, given that the individual MP could well be pulled in different directions by each of these roles in any particular situation.
I'm no apologist for MPs and their pay-scales but if we want these people to do such a difficult and important job for us why should we begrudge them a decent salary.
Rgds SOS
Last edited by SOSL; 2nd Jul 2013 at 19:50.