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Our current crop have all those qualities, which they apply liberally to themselves, their benefactors and their future employers.
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I disagree - you want people who can afford to dedicate themselves to the role. It's fair to say that the average wage in the UK comes with issues of housing and food affordability which would do the opposite for political mobility (ie people who didn't need the wage would be the only ones who would do it).
What I do think is absolutely sensible it to tie MPs salary increases and pension contributions to national performance so increases in minimum wage / average wag/ GDP etc. Incentivise them to improve outcomes for the population at large. That or tied to public sector wage increases as a whole.
That won't solve rich cunts like Sunak who don't give a shit about the salary but it's a start.
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Colin_the_Bald
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I still maintain a sensible amount is the average wage for the country, grifting cunts are serving the people and should know what that's like. I don't care if you're not attracting the "best of the best" with that system, you don't need someone who's amazing at politicking to do the job well, they're certainly not at the moment, they're backed up by people who should be paid well. MPs and ministers need compassion and a connection to who they serve and a desire to improve people's lives.