A cabinet minister has at last raised a figurative eyebrow over the habit of some MPs holding down "consultancy" jobs with outside companies in addition to their Parliamentary positions.
In a breathtaking understatement, Conservative Anne-Marie Trevelyan said it would be "wise" to revisit the issue of second jobs for members of the House.
Firstly, don't you love the way politicians talk? "Economical with the truth", "impression of wrongdoing", "lessons will be learnt" etc.
Secondly, as for it being "wise" to look at MPs lining their pockets by taking money from us, the taxpayers, while working for profit-making outfits? - D'ya' think?
All of the jobs I've had involved working my testes off, often six and even seven days-a-week, frequently getting home very late and THEN being on-call or having to field phone calls connected to work in some way. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO HAVE A SECOND JOB! The only way I would have been able to free up a few hours to earn extra dosh and benefit someone else would have been to forego ANY sleep and never have a bowel movement. That would have killed me in a matter of days!
For all my efforts, I earned little more than enough to buy bread, to keep me alive, to go back to work, to buy bread.........Your bog standard, MFI-type MP meanwhile "earns" £81,932-a-year, plus accommodation, travel and subsistence expenses! For that kind of money you'd expect them at least to regard it as a full-time fucking job!!!
If they are actually turning up to the House of Commons, going round and about to meet constituents, attending meetings, drafting reports and letters, taking up the plight of their disadvantaged voters and getting in a few hours shut-eye to stay alive then how the bleedin' hell are they finding time to hold down a second job?
The answer is THEY'RE NOT! They're skimping on the sodding job WE pay them to do because £81,000+ just isn't enough for them, the greedy bastards! They are devoting hours of OUR time to further enriching themselves and giving private firms a leg up in the world at the same time.
"Wise" to look at the practice again? Too bloody right! Like, BAN SECOND JOBS!!! Without even considering the slight matter of conflicts of interests, why should they have two when millions of voters don't have one!
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