Yes, they will have to have thier card punched in the time old fashion, the machines are going up in the commons, Only Gormless and some N.I. Mp's are to be excused, and it's no good trying to get yer mate to clock on for you, there are to be security cameras over each timeclock.
However, instead of the second home allowance, they are to recieve ?170 just for turning up, this technically gives them a couple of grand a year more than the current bunce, which is around ?23,000, that would't keep me in cigars and red wine, but thats not thier problem.
Some MP's have called it "undignified".
MP's to clock in.
MP's to clock in.
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I'm glad that Gordo has done what he has. It is not making the thing greed-proof but it wont be as bad as it was.
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Well, he certainly didn't do it for political advantage, and it cant be because most of the country and even his own party loath him, so it must be genuine, please note though, he is immune from clocking on.
For he is the chosen one.
For he is the chosen one.
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Gordon Brown apparently regularly works a 19 or 20 hour day. I don't know how anyone can tolerate that, or want to do it. I heard on the News, because one of his former staff revealed this to the media, that on New Year's Eve 2 years ago Gordon Brown was so knackered that he crashed out at 10.00pm. He was intending to stay up and see the New Year in. He works those sort of crazy hours (starting at 5 or 6.00am and finishing at 1.00am) every day, 7 days a week. What is the appeal?
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No appeal, It's just called desperation.
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I wouldn't mind ?170 a day just for turning up to do my job.
Is it any wonder that the monkey's confused?
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Long overdue, in my opinion.
Almost every other worker in the country is subject to some form of timekeeping, so why should these twats be any different?
Especially since they're supposed to be "serving the people" rather than themselves.
Have you noticed that when the Commons is shown on TV, almost always there's only a couple of dozen MPs in the Chamber, with rows and rows of empty benches while issues that affect the whole country are supposedly being debated by the "people's representatives". I understand that some of them are probably off sitting on sub-committees or whatever. But surely not all of them, all the time.
I know for for fact that my own MP back in the UK has one of the worst Commons attendance record of all MPs - but of course still claims the maximum in allowances going. She's one of these new generation "Blair babe" NuLabour "wimmin" who seems to be more interested in getting her face in the local press back home than she does in actually doing anything productive. Fucking useless she is.
I think though that the main problem here is that it's the politicians themselves who - to all intents and purposes - decide on their own salaries, pensions and allowances, rather than some independent pay body.
As long as that remains the case, I believe that the system will continue to be abused, and that any changes resulting from the "speedy review" that the dour Scotsman has ordered will be mostly cosmetic.
- Eric
Almost every other worker in the country is subject to some form of timekeeping, so why should these twats be any different?
Especially since they're supposed to be "serving the people" rather than themselves.
Have you noticed that when the Commons is shown on TV, almost always there's only a couple of dozen MPs in the Chamber, with rows and rows of empty benches while issues that affect the whole country are supposedly being debated by the "people's representatives". I understand that some of them are probably off sitting on sub-committees or whatever. But surely not all of them, all the time.
I know for for fact that my own MP back in the UK has one of the worst Commons attendance record of all MPs - but of course still claims the maximum in allowances going. She's one of these new generation "Blair babe" NuLabour "wimmin" who seems to be more interested in getting her face in the local press back home than she does in actually doing anything productive. Fucking useless she is.
I think though that the main problem here is that it's the politicians themselves who - to all intents and purposes - decide on their own salaries, pensions and allowances, rather than some independent pay body.
As long as that remains the case, I believe that the system will continue to be abused, and that any changes resulting from the "speedy review" that the dour Scotsman has ordered will be mostly cosmetic.
- Eric
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Interesting link if you want to know more about your local MP (allowances claimed, voting records etc.)
- Eric
- Eric
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Except it'll be done on an honours system, and like The Lords, walking in through the front door and straight out the back will count as an attendance.
We have need of you again, great king.
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>Except it'll be done on an honours system, and like The Lords, walking
>in through the front door and straight out the back will count as an >attendance.
I was going to say the same thing.
It is one thing "clocking in" but who is going to check you actually do any work while you are there, or that you dont just walk straight out after clocking in.
>in through the front door and straight out the back will count as an >attendance.
I was going to say the same thing.
It is one thing "clocking in" but who is going to check you actually do any work while you are there, or that you dont just walk straight out after clocking in.