Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw more scum politicians

A question about : Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw more scum politicians

It seems that poor Malcolm Rifkind struggles on his paltry Ј67000 a year salary so he flogs access to contacts as a lucrative sideline. Apparently this is justified by him on the basis that, as a lawyer, he could earn much more outside the commons. WE'LL FLAMING WELL GO AND BECOME A LAWYER THEN!

Same with Jack Straw. These elitist insular Westminster bubble shysters haven't got a clue about the real world of ordinary working people.

Shame on them! Anybody working for a company would be done for gross misconduct if found using their contacts or privileges during their employment for personal gain.

It almost seems to be par for the course in politics.

Hilariously, they're currently interviewing Jeffrey Archer on BBC breakfast about standards in politics??

Couldn't make it up!

Best answers:

• It won't be popular but MP's are very underpaid. Ј67k is obviously a very good salary for the people who frequent these boards but in reality these people could earn many times that money in the private sector.
• His other income said to be over Ј800K over the last five years does help a bit no food bank visits from him I would imagine. The answer would be to get rid of all politicians except one and we could put a tail on him or bug him much easier and then channel 4 could devote its time to following the royals, Andrew in particular.
• Politicians are "public servants" and as such should not expect to be paid what they would be paid elsewhere. Public service by its very nature has an element of giving to the greater good, which is what our politicians should be doing.
  Sadly, however, we have got a bunch of career politicians who see it as their divine right to be paid a fortune for being in "public service".
  Maybe we should stop people seeing being in politics as a career and limit them to 8 years in every 20 or something.
• Back in the late 90s I was in prison briefly with a chap who assaulted Rifkind's son here in Edinburgh.
  I never liked Malcolm Rifkind - quite brilliant politician, perhaps, for a Tory and my M.P. for years, but I always felt there was something off about him.
• These two deserve all the bad publicity they are getting.
  But why aren't we told the names of all the MPs who refused to entertain this scam?????