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pretty much nobody expressed the slightest desire to become an MP.
Only one person I know did. They didn't end up being an MP, but they are partners(-in-abject-capitalist-fuck-the-rest-of-the-world-if-not-crime) with on of the most venal.
On person I was friend-in-law with was an MP in Scotland. I didn't know him personally, but as he is a tory, I'll happily assume he was a cunt.
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I've had the privilege of going to some good schools and unis (online brag I know) and amongst all the ambitious people I studied with, pretty much nobody expressed the slightest desire to become an MP.
Actually, one girl I knew in high school became an MP after rising through the ranks of the youth party structure. She got kicked out of parliament in her first term (I think) over a bonkers expenses scandal. The only other MP I am vaguely acquainted with from school/uni days is the classic scion of old money who 'went into politics'. His passive income from inherited wealth is widely known to dwarf his MP salary.
Other than that, nobody I've been to school with mentioned even once that politics could be a full time career prospect for them. I'd wager that if only 2% of young people worked as hard at going into local or national politics as they do with any other career ambitions, society would be in a much better place.
So yes, I am in favour of upping their wages. Plus one could think of some other perks or improvements to their day to day lives – perks more meaning ful than just giving them free shit for their houses or paying for their moat cleaning services mind you.