General Election - 4th July 2024

[kaz7]

Looks like the tories are just going to repeat themselves no matter what the question , gonna be a long six weeks , will watch the leaders debate but no news

 

[BrianW]

There's certainly some shit ones in it for the grift but it's not an easy job if you do it properly.

Listening to Rory Stewart describe how much work is involved if you actually give a shit was quite eye opening. 12-16 hour days, 7 days a week and much of that having shit hurled at you by angry constituents about things you're not actually responsible for, and more shit hurled at you in Westminster by the whip's office threatening you unless you vote for stuff you know nothing about and/or disagree with.

With that context, 91 grand isn't actually that much money...!

If it involves 12-16 hours, 7 days a week, how is it that so many of them have 2nd jobs, multiple directorships, etc.

There aren't enough hours in the week. Even MPs have to sleep.

 

[kaz7]

There's certainly some shit ones in it for the grift but it's not an easy job if you do it properly.

Listening to Rory Stewart describe how much work is involved if you actually give a shit was quite eye opening. 12-16 hour days, 7 days a week and much of that having shit hurled at you by angry constituents about things you're not actually responsible for, and more shit hurled at you in Westminster by the whip's office threatening you unless you vote for stuff you know nothing about and/or disagree with.

With that context, 91 grand isn't actually that much money...!

Yeah right and i am twiggy

 

[Nellies left peg]

Yeah right and i am twiggy

 

[kaz7]

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That is uncanny , lol

 

[bluenova]

If it involves 12-16 hours, 7 days a week, how is it that so many of them have 2nd jobs, multiple directorships, etc.

There aren't enough hours in the week. Even MPs have to sleep.

The vast majority of MPs with second jobs are Tories. They will also likely do little constituency work, and are likely not to even spend much time in parliament.

Any MP that takes the job half way seriously, with regular advice surgeries, advocating for constituents, attending local events, attending debates rather than just turning up for votes, and a lot more, will be working horrendous hours. It's a job that can easily take over your life.

The problem is that it's easy to not do any of that and you still get paid the same, and with FPTP you'll probably get voted in easily.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

If it involves 12-16 hours, 7 days a week, how is it that so many of them have 2nd jobs, multiple directorships, etc.

There aren't enough hours in the week. Even MPs have to sleep.

Maybe read the bit where I said “if you give a shit”.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

The vast majority of MPs with second jobs are Tories. They will also likely do little constituency work, and are likely not to even spend much time in parliament.

Any MP that takes the job half way seriously, with regular advice surgeries, advocating for constituents, attending local events, attending debates rather than just turning up for votes, and a lot more, will be working horrendous hours. It's a job that can easily take over your life.

The problem is that it's easy to not do any of that and you still get paid the same, and with FPTP you'll probably get voted in easily.

Exactly.

 

[bluethrunthru]

If their hopes were riding on a man who is permanently barred from the Westminster estate and were he to be elected he would be suspended for 90 days and face a recall in whatever seat was silly enough to elect him would have to vote again to see if they wanted to trigger a recall - a third - vote for the seat.

Boris Johnson will miss the election campaign and Tories are panicking

Boris Johnson will be conspicuous by his absence during this General Election - not by design, his allies stress, but because the Election was as much of a surprise to him as to the country.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[bluethrunthru]

Sunak is so selfish he wrong footed his own Party by calling a snap election - and he has turned it into a shitshow