Dunno about lower quality of MP some of these second jobs are ridiculous and clearly bribes ornl influence. What it will do is reduce people who practice stuff its actually useful for MPs to have working knowledge of. Dr.s, Barristers and the like it also helps they have awareness of what is currently going on.
See this is where we disagree. It's not an important distinction because he travelled to somewhere he didn't live with a semi-automatic rifle. For me that means he's gone there looking for trouble.
I also find this ridiculous. I'll accept that people have the right to defend their property with guns in the US. I may not agree, but I accept that is their culture. However, Rittenhouse had no business there, he wasn't personally involved, he had no legal authority. While others personally may have been defending their property, he and the others like him who just turned up were looking for trouble and an excuse.
What are the rules for say if an MP owns a company? I'm curious because for me, banning working or consulting for any kind of commercial company would do it. Those are the jobs I think are wrong. Any job which basically amounts to lobbying. As you say being a doctor or barrister is different. Hell, tbh I don't mind Geoffrey Cox consulting as a lawyer, just as long as he's doing it in his own time and not in his office. The fact that he was in an online meeting and then got up to vote on something is atrocious though. If you're going to vote on something you should be there for the debate. That's a good example of interfering with their role as an MP. However, what if an MP owns a company. Clearly then they are biased, but they aren't technically being hired I guess. I'm trying to think of grey areas.
Are the current crop of MPs exactly high quality? There are many who are the model of incompetence.
Also agree on this. Many MPs are not good quality and are in it as career politicians and look to develop contacts for post MP life. Honestly if people think the standard of politician is high in this country then it's worrying. I've said before, just because you're not the worst doesn't mean your good. Slightly less **** than the worst is still ****.
Yeah I reckon they probably did ask but now deny it because of how sue happy everyone is in America - you admit you asked an armed militia to guard your store and then an unarmed guy ends up dead in your parking lot and it's going to open them up to lawsuits out the wazoo
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The 81k is slightly misleading anyway, their actual total value for the work they do easily pushes 6 figures due to additional perks and expenses. Someone elsewhere compared it to a GP salary and said MPs should get even more, ignoring many GPs work under as much stress if not more than MPs, need to go to Uni, train from junior, prove their competence and can have serious consequences for gross incompetence. They have few perks or assistants.
Yeah you make good points and I’d have to say I agree with what you say. I just hate a lot of these wealthy Tories who are wealthy purely because they inherited their wealth which means they can go into jobs where normally they wouldn’t consider due to the wages but are more than happy to because they’re all minted anyway.
