MPs' pay rise of 9% 'should go ahead'

[gmb45]

MPs' should get a 9% pay rise next year as planned, the body overseeing their salaries and expenses has said.

Marcial Boo, chief executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), said the proposal was not excessive, arguing politicians should not be paid a "miserly amount".

Their pay will go up from ?67,000 to ?74,000 under Ipsa's plan.

The PM, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband called the hike unacceptable when it was proposed at the end of last year.

The Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour party leaders argued it would be wrong when public sector pay rises were capped at 1%.

But speaking to the sunday telegraph in his first interview since taking on the role, Mr Boo said economic forecasts had improved while MPs' salaries had "fallen behind".

'Not excessive'

The proposed ?74,000 figure was now seen by some as being "at the low end", he claimed, adding that pay needed to be fair to attract good candidates.

"They are there to represent us all - to form laws, to send young people to war," Mr Boo told the newspaper.

"It is not an easy thing to do. We want to have good people doing the job and they need to be paid fairly.

"Now, that's not paid in excess but it's not being paid a miserly amount either."
Reforms brought in after the 2009 expenses scandal mean MPs are no longer in charge of setting their pay.

A spokesman for Ipsa said the authority was minded to "crack on" with the planned pay rise after the 2015 general election.

The one-off increase is part of a package that will see MPs pay more into their pensions as well as the end of resettlement payments.

Ipsa says that overall the reforms will not cost taxpayers any more than the present scheme.

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[gmb45]

so 9% is fair ? public sector workers are capped at 1%, oh wait arnt mps public sector workers ? ferkin stinks to me.

[Meat-Head]

WTF , WHAT TOOSER THOUGHT OF THIS, ARNOLD RIMMER MP FOR MEAT-CITY EVERYBODY HATES HIM.

NEVER DOES ANYTHING FOR ANYBODY, HE DIDNT REPLY TO MY EMAIL SUGGESTING FOR CHARITY AND PUBLICITY HE DID THE "ICE BUCKET, BRICK AND GLASS CHALLENGE "


ON THAT F@KEBUCK SHITE LOADS OF COMMENTS, ONE PERSON ASKED HIM ON HER BEHALF TO VOTE FOR FUDGE NUDGERS, HE WROTE BACK TO HER SAYING HE WAS GOING TO VOTE AGAINST IT. SO MUCH FOR REPRESTING THE PUBLIC

IS THERE OFFICAL SITE TO OPPOSE THIS??

[ifred]

IS THERE OFFICAL SITE TO OPPOSE THIS??

Yes there is....Buy a one way plane ticket to mid-east...........Then they won't let you back in
Or May I suggest you take out a five pound wonga loan in Arnold name and watch the bu**er squirm when they ask for the 5 swillion % interest payments

[Meat-Head]

Wonga loan, what do you need to do that? Apart from his bank details?

[GastonJ]

Another pathetic "Do as we say not as we do" from MP's. Makes a mockery of "we're all in it together", they should have added "but you're in it deeper". So which tosser do you vote for come the election the one who gets a 9% pay rise or the one that gets a 9% pay rise? Bet they also get 9% on their pension as well. Bunch of ****s

[super jumbe]

9% rise had to happen, I haven’t heard any MP pay rise for years, our local MP only help us when he need the vote!!!!

[Meat-Head]

our local MP only help us when he need the vote!!!!

Email him, ask why the mp want pay rise, can he give you an idea on what he does to deserve that sort of money.

i always thought they were supposed to go round kissing babies, not even the polish or Latvians let Arnold do that.

[ifred]

Wonga loan, what do you need to do that? Apart from his bank details?

Nothing the Ba**ard will have his shirt and sock! On top of that offer him a lift in your meaty-mobile sure he'll resign after 1/2 hour in your motor or!!! two minutes ishit conversation

[GastonJ]

Gduff, you missed the important part, it's all in the detail

Chancellor George Osborne said the rise was not acceptable at a time when there was continuing pay restraint in the public sector.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "This [Ipsa's recommendation] is not the final verdict, this is not the final report, there will be a report after the election and I think that's when we're going to have to tackle this issue."

So why not have the vote now before the election?

Oh I know it would mean that the electorate would get to see what a bunch of self serving, hypocritical, money grabbing, bigoted basseds they are. That would mean we could avoid voting for those that think they deserve a payrise so that they can stop fiddling their expenses - while those that actually work for a living have 1% or less and would be in prison for fiddling expenses. We're all in it together, only 650ish are above the sh*t by standing on the heads of those who elected them and are now head height in sh*t waiting to drown.

[gopher7]

So they had an 11% pay rise last year, and they'll get 9-10% rise this year. I must be in the wrong job I'm only getting a half % pay cut this year and if I'm lucky a 1% rise next year.

[Meat-Head]

Arnold not replied to my email yet

[GastonJ]

Arnold not replied to my email yet

Arnold won't give a flying ck about your question. Look at it like this "Listen to Meaty or ignore him and pile more money into my pockets?" put yourself in his shoes and take your pick.

[ifred]

Arnold not replied to my email yet

Arnold properly doesn't know how to use email that's why he need a payrise ... he's so good at his job NFQ

[Meat-Head]

My self in his shoes, plastic surgery is top priority