MPs’ pay should be increased by £6,000 to
£74,000 a year from 2015, the Commons expenses watchdog has said.
But the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) also
recommends cuts to perks such as meal allowances and taxis and a less generous
pension scheme.
And “golden goodbyes” paid to retiring MPs could also be trimmed.
Once again our dear friends in Westminster show that
all they care about is themselves and to hell with everybody else.
In a time when pay rises everywhere are limited to a
tiny amount or are being frozen altogether, MPs have decided now is the time to
demand an almost 10% pay increase, and have made the minimal sacrifice of cutting
a few perks, which the pay increase will probably cover anyway.
What’s even more annoying about this is MPs are currently
paid £66,396, with that figure due to rise to £67,060 in April 2014 and by a
further 1% the following year to £67,731.
I’m ok with that kind of rise because it’s sensible
and in line with what’s happening across the public sector, so this call for a
10% pay rise further demonstrates that with regards to this issue MPs are
clueless and greedy.
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