tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post9146932236188482644..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Sharing out the rewardsJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-3678139250355816302010-09-21T14:20:56.197+01:002010-09-21T14:20:56.197+01:00Sionnyn,
1. I'm not convinced that increasin...Sionnyn,<br /><br />1. I'm not convinced that increasing the pay would necessarily increase the brightest and the best.<br /><br />2. I'm absolutely convinced that increasing the pay would neither deter nor prevent those who are neither the brightest nor the best from being elected.<br /><br />So the most likely outcome of a huge pay hike would simply be to inflate the wages of those already in place, wouldn't it?John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-42954090095977150742010-09-21T13:57:44.895+01:002010-09-21T13:57:44.895+01:00I think it is an indication of how badly paid our ...I think it is an indication of how badly paid our politicians are! It means that only the mediocre, or the independently rich (like the present government) really aspire to the upper echelons of politics in the UK.<br /><br />The answer is to increase the pay of politicians by at least 300%, so that the profession will attract the brightest and the best!SiƓnnynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021974709953206048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-91048020790944635332010-09-21T13:46:24.337+01:002010-09-21T13:46:24.337+01:00And of course following Francis Maude's argume...And of course following Francis Maude's argument to its logical conclusion, he would surely support a policy of paying elected representatives no more than the average national wage...wouldn't he?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com