National News Sir Keir Starmer

Yep, the 90 Tory MPs who have declared actual earnings totalling £5 million last year, pales into insignificance compared to this[emoji1787]

How many Labour MPs by comparison, I hear you ask?

3

That's it, just 3.

And 1 earning £20k as a GP....the scoundrels!

www.theguardian.com

At least a quarter of Tory MPs have second jobs, earning over £4m a year

More than 90 Tory members do paid work on the side compared with very few Labour politicians, finds analysis
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

You can try whataboutism all you like, but when your only defence is "look overt there!"....its pretty desperate.

Not to mention paling into insignificance in comparison to the Chumocracy who currently govern and how deep their snouts are in the trough.

Personally, I would rather all outside earnings and work was suspended whilst they were representing us in Parliament. Anyone who thinks they can't survive on £80k a year is too far removed from reality to represent real people I'm afraid.
 
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Sheik djibouti said:
As advocated by Labour, objected to by the Tories and likely to be brought as a private motion by Richard Burgeon.

#closeKierfan[emoji1787]
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Let's not get too carried away - a local (ex) Labour MP "forgot" she was also being paid as a councillor in Islington due to "the pressures of work" and wanting to publish nude photos and throw acid at someone. 🤷‍♀️

It may not be as rampant on the Labour side but it still happens and I presume it happens "less" because they are in opposition so have far less influence.

www.spectator.co.uk

Which Labour MPs earn the most?

Labour has been raising much hue and cry over the Owen Paterson debacle. The party’s MPs have lined up to attack the Tories for taking second jobs, with some pointing to the last Labour manifesto, which declared that ‘we will stop MPs from taking second paid jobs, with limited exemptions to...
www.spectator.co.uk www.spectator.co.uk
 
Why is it that when a clear case of corruption arises the Tories ALWAYS try and conflate.

There are two distinct issues here. 1) should an MP be allowed to have a second job? Personally I understand the contention that an MP that keeps their hand in (e.g a doctor) might have their ear closer to the ground and therefore be able to do a better job as an MP, but I think the counter that an MPs' job is (or bloody well should be!) full time is greater. 2) should an MP be able to hold a salaried role in a company that they have been given solely because they are an MP ie their value to the company is their MP status? I agree this can be hard to prove but this should not be a reason to not try and define and enforce it. But better still ban second jobs.

Oh look what's trending. Quelle surprise! Hardly.


https://twitter.com/x/status/1457975424160514051
 
QR said:
Why is it that when a clear case of corruption arises the Tories ALWAYS try and conflate.

There are two distinct issues here. 1) should an MP be allowed to have a second job? Personally I understand the contention that an MP that keeps their hand in (e.g a doctor) might have their ear closer to the ground and therefore be able to do a better job as an MP, but I think the counter that an MPs' job is (or bloody well should be!) full time is greater. 2) should an MP be able to hold a salaried role in a company that they have been given solely because they are an MP ie their value to the company is their MP status? I agree this can be hard to prove but this should not be a reason to not try and define and enforce it. But better still ban second jobs.

Oh look what's trending. Quelle surprise! Hardly.


https://twitter.com/x/status/1457975424160514051
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Boris really has upset the Mail hasn't he? Maybe something to do with Dacre no longer being there I guess.

And why is it that when the Tories have an extended stay in office, it usually becomes mired in the same kind of controversy. Rules are too loose and leopards don't change their spots.

And when your moral compass is giving you a false reading altered by he magnet of greed, it is no surprise they end up so far off course and heading for the rocks⚓
 
Problem is, some are being paid absolute £000’s for what equates to only a few hours per annum.

These aren’t even jobs, merely some big corporates throwing money at these MP’s because they are close to government.

It all stinks.

No second jobs whilst an MP, unless that work relates to the greater good (that doctor for example). None of this smooshing with city bankers and offshore investment funds.

Remove the iffy lobbying campaigns that are tantamount to bribery.

Time to really clean up this abomination once and for all.

I shan’t hold my breath.
 
Essexyellows said:
May not be the best source but it is based/rooted on freely available facts and figures.
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The source is as bad as Skwackbox (or however it is spelt) on the other side, especially when their 'slant' is chucked on it. And you've complained about random Twitter links, these sources are as bad.
 
Marked Ox said:
The source is as bad as Skwackbox (or however it is spelt) on the other side, especially when their 'slant' is chucked on it. And you've complained about random Twitter links, these sources are as bad.
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Worse than Twitter - at least that allows ridicule of such biased sources...even if it is the swamp of social meeja
 
Sheik djibouti said:
Boris really has upset the Mail hasn't he? Maybe something to do with Dacre no longer being there I guess.

And why is it that when the Tories have an extended stay in office, it usually becomes mired in the same kind of controversy. Rules are too loose and leopards don't change their spots.

And when your moral compass is giving you a false reading altered by he magnet of greed, it is no surprise they end up so far off course and heading for the rocks⚓
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No kidding !

Johnson the bottler, an image designed to make his most hard core supporters uncomfortable.
 
QR said:
Why is it that when a clear case of corruption arises the Tories ALWAYS try and conflate.

There are two distinct issues here. 1) should an MP be allowed to have a second job? Personally I understand the contention that an MP that keeps their hand in (e.g a doctor) might have their ear closer to the ground and therefore be able to do a better job as an MP, but I think the counter that an MPs' job is (or bloody well should be!) full time is greater. 2) should an MP be able to hold a salaried role in a company that they have been given solely because they are an MP ie their value to the company is their MP status? I agree this can be hard to prove but this should not be a reason to not try and define and enforce it. But better still ban second jobs.

Oh look what's trending. Quelle surprise! Hardly.


https://twitter.com/x/status/1457975424160514051
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Been a few years since i have clicked on The Mail.

So yesterday, i was quite gushing in my praise of @bazzer9461 for asking questions of himself, today i realise
that i was way off and that no questions were asked at all. The power of the press is still very much alive and kicking.
 
DevilsAvocado said:
Been a few years since i have clicked on The Mail.

So yesterday, i was quite gushing in my praise of @bazzer9461 for asking questions of himself, today i realise
that i was way off and that no questions were asked at all. The power of the press is still very much alive and kicking.
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🥲
 
DevilsAvocado said:
Been a few years since i have clicked on The Mail.

So yesterday, i was quite gushing in my praise of @bazzer9461 for asking questions of himself, today i realise
that i was way off and that no questions were asked at all. The power of the press is still very much alive and kicking.
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And when you consider that the Brexit Referendum vote (as an example) hinged on persuading 634,751* people out of the 33,551,983 valid votes cast to vote one way or another, you soon realise what a devastatingly effective tool a press in the pockets of one side or the other can be.

*Winning margin for leave was 1,269,501 votes. Therefore it only takes half of that +1 (hence 634,751) to change the result.
 
Sheik djibouti said:
And when you consider that the Brexit Referendum vote (as an example) hinged on persuading 634,751* people out of the 33,551,983 valid votes cast to vote one way or another, you soon realise what a devastatingly effective tool a press in the pockets of one side or the other can be.

*Winning margin for leave was 1,269,501 votes. Therefore it only takes half of that +1 (hence 634,751) to change the result.
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But Brexit won, no point of offs and buts, it’s done and dusted.
 
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