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The Independent (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
A ban on MPs having paid second jobs is to be considered by Gordon Brown as part of an attempt to restore public trust in politicians.
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The Bristol Blogger (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
“Bristol MP and health minister Dawn Primarolo has spoken of her determination to target happy hours in an attempt to cut the £2.7 billion cost of drink problems to the NHS,” explains tonight’s Evening Cancer. Fine. But how about if the Bristol South MP and Minister of State for Sanctimonious Bleating starts the ball rolling at [...]
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Liberal Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Welcome to casting the net. I’m a little late today after a long night at a work social. Remember to leave your links in the comments or email them to tips[at]liberalconspiracy[dot]org, and check out my other musings. My extended list won’t be on until tomorrow most likely. Final words from me now: Comment is free? [...]
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RecessMonkey (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
MPs having one last drink on the terrace tonight should keep their eyes peeled for this man. Adam Mellows-Facer, an account manager at Quintus, was responsible for this press release on behalf of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers claiming the taxpayer subsidises Parliament’s bars to the tune of £5.5 million a year. With righteous indignation, the [...]
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Labourhome (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Ministers are discussing proposals to curb outside earnings in Parliament. 66 per cent of Tory MPs, 37 per cent of Liberal Democrats and 19 per cent of Labour MPs have other jobs, reports The Independent. The report says that three proposals are being considered in a confidential paper by Helen Goodman, deputy leader of the house. (i) a total ban on outside earnings (ii) a US-style earnings limit of...
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The Party Blog (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Full coverage of UK politics David Cameron said at his press conference this week that Labour was obsessed with dividing lines between the two parties (he was talking after he welcomed the Government's welfare green paper.) Well here's one - stopping MPs having second jobs . In ...
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Bob Piper (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Whilst I most certainly welcome any move which prevents already highly paid MPs moonlighting in other jobs , I do wonder if it doesn't push us further into the position where our politicians have never actually had a proper job at all. The trend in recent years, even amongst Tories, has been towards 'professional' politicians. The sort of people who leave Oxbridge or some other elite university, become...
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Telegraph Blogs : Guest (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
I wish the critics would make their minds up . They complain that our parliamentarians are remote, self-serving, a class apart. At the same time, they want to ban them from holding normal jobs. The proposal that MPs should be prevented from taking paid employment (in return, nat...
