Do our MPs deserve a pay rise?
That is the question being asked today by Stuart Russell in his weekly column for the Grimsby Telegraph. Russell Reveals is in the Telegraph every Tuesday – read more in today's paper
FEELING the crunch? HAVING trouble making ends meet? Then spare a moment to think about our hard pressed MPs.
They say they want a £20k a year pay rise – that's 32 per cent of their present salary.
Yes, this comes from the same people who in some cases were either largely instrumental in creating the financial mess we are in or who are now fleecing each and every one of us as they try to find ways of getting out of the mire.
Talk about rubbing our noses in it. Is there any wonder why the standing of those who we elect to represent us continues to plunge faster into the abyss?
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