Banning any earning outside of the mp salary and limiting expenses would cleanse politics like nothing else. I’m sure there’s plenty of teachers nurses and others who would happily take the posts of those who think you can’t live on it.
BLOG: The immigration issue has a deeply regressive impact on the British economy and British politics. To move on, the country desperately needs to come to terms with the cultural anxiety peddled by Nigel Farage and other xenophobes.
"Additional work". If someone earns more from other areas, whatever they claim as their job clearly isn't their primary job. Consider him barely showing in Clacton, he's clearly not actually an MP. He's a grifter.
It's weird how people like Trump, Musk, and Farage are worshipped by many of the worse-off when they're ridiculously rich. And we're supposed to think they're not professional politicians, so they're on our side. No, they're not, they're businessman there to make themselves richer!
How much time has he personally put in dealing with his constituents problems? How many surgeries has he personally held in Clacton. This sort of info should be published annually to inform constituents of their MP’s commitment to helping them.
Appreciate the mapping / spotlight on an important issue but size of some of the bubbles are a bit misleading. Yuan Yang (top right) is £29k; Gavin Willamson to its left is slightly smaller but for more money at £45k; and Neil Shastri-Hurst is roughly the same size but at even higher £73k.
No MP of ANY affiliation should hold a second (or third, or fourth...) job. Their primary focus should be on representing their constituents. Too many MPs seem to forget that they were elected to serve the people, not feather their own nests. And yes, I do realise how naïve I sound.
Some professions (e.g. doctors I gather) require people to continue practicing to remain licensed so if you ban them from practising say one day a week while an MP they would never risk ending their professional career to stand as an MP. But I agree it should be significantly restricted.
My colouring is based on name, and he's been knighted since I first set up the gadget. Jeremy Hunt has the wrong colour as well for the same reason. It's something I'll fix for when it next gets published in an article
Noticed this morning that I missed a couple of rows off when updating the interactive, which meant Lee Anderson's earnings weren't showing up properly - just shy of £78k
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I'm sure Farage pays full PAYE, at the higher rate, and NI like the rest of us plebs. 😂
I'm sure Chris Mason & BBC are on this with an in-depth investigation into this! 😂
https://www.jandehn.com/post/the-dark-side-of-culture-9-immigration-and-cultural-anxiety
Although, if he ever switches I'm gonna claim the prophecy 😅
Calling yourself a Welder, then maybe just cuts it!
Imagine if a teacher, a nurse, or a fireman didn't ever turn up for work!
That includes an average of 6 hours a week on X