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I agree with all of that about bringing average wages up (or cost of living down) - that obviously should be the aim. But if we aren’t there yet, and assuming most people considering being MPs are realistic enough to accept they won’t be elected and be able to fix that immediately, so we have to live with where we are - and I do think there are many, many very capable people who don’t think it is worth the money (how much would you need to be paid to be subject to the death threats to you and your family?)
The issue is that a lot of the people who are left wanting to do it are weird. Do I know if more money would help? Dunno - it would probably help some, and not all - but I just think that arguing the only people who should do it should want to for the love means that, along with those with a genuine desire to help people, you get those with a genuine desire to e.g. stop refugees, or a genuine desire to make connections and be a dodgy f*ck.
I don’t think more pay fixes the latter on its own - I think more pay would be a quid pro quo for much more restrictive rules on outside interests and other employment.