Britain’s Breadline Parliament
A shocking report by anti-parliamentary poverty organisation The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority – which campaigns to reduce poverty among the UK’s most deprived members of parliament – reveals the extent of extreme poverty being experienced by the UK’s lowest earning politicians.
The report says that as many as 33 per cent of the UK’s parliamentary population suffers from multiple deprivation and extreme poverty – with many unable to afford third homes, adequate heating for their stables and a hot meal in a Michelin starred restaurant of their choice at least once a day.
In a statement on the shocking findings, IPSA chairman Sir Ian Kennedy said:
The findings of this study are shocking, indicating a level of poverty and deprivation among MPs which should be a wake-up call to policymakers and the public at large.
The shameful results present a remarkably bleak portrait of life in the UK today for members of parliament and the shrinking opportunities faced by the bottom third of UK parliamentary society.
We must act fast or this bleak situation will only get worse – and that is why we are recommending we give MPs a rise in salary to around £75,000 – and an increase in perks such as dinners, taxi rides and champagne on expenses.
The report also highlighted how many Conservative MPs in particular were having to take second, third and sometimes fourth jobs to make ends meet. This often means having to take on menial jobs such as non-executive directorships – with many having to spend precious time away from their families and mistresses attending board meetings which can be as often as once or even twice a year.
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I don’t think there are words strong enough to comment on this tragic situation. Everyday we are reminded of how difficult a life they lead, the enormous pressure of having to go out to work for a living, often miles from home – as if nobody else does similar – these bastards should rot in hellfire – a fire made by the British people as these excuses for human beings continue to take the piss out of the population …..
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OMG – my heart bleeds for them! How can this happen in this day and age? Ok – lets blame those scroungers and skivers who have been pocketing the taxpayer’s cash
and depriving those poor hard working MPs of their honestly earned wages, expenses and perks!
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Tom how is this for timing? Since the murdoch stuff has come out i chanced ilimitada the Paul Foot book ” words as weapons’ Which lists all the misdeeds carried out by the sun newspaper
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Does someone not support a rise in MP’s salaries then?
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