tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post5143812184864168894..comments2024-03-28T22:45:51.014+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Performance related pay for MP'sCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-73660722746458320322013-07-30T16:07:55.160+01:002013-07-30T16:07:55.160+01:00this is completely true "" Cameron: For ...this is completely true "" Cameron: For a rich kid, his expenses over the years have been embarrassing. Peformance - mostly show. He's the sort that wins best turned out but disappoints in the race, which now I think about it is the perfect analogy; he looked great in the paddock at the 2005 conference, won the rosette, but has turned out to be entered in a race some way above his abilities. He needs to go down a grade or two, back into handicapper company. ""Agence communicationhttp://www.salisoft.manoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-15473719780345013212013-07-30T16:06:49.366+01:002013-07-30T16:06:49.366+01:00this is completely true "" Cameron: For ...this is completely true "" Cameron: For a rich kid, his expenses over the years have been embarrassing. Peformance - mostly show. He's the sort that wins best turned out but disappoints in the race, which now I think about it is the perfect analogy; he looked great in the paddock at the 2005 conference, won the rosette, but has turned out to be entered in a race some way above his abilities. He needs to go down a grade or two, back into handicapper company. ""Agence communicationhttp://www.salisoft.manoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-45221811764260069432013-07-30T16:06:29.600+01:002013-07-30T16:06:29.600+01:00this is completely true "" Cameron: For ...this is completely true "" Cameron: For a rich kid, his expenses over the years have been embarrassing. Peformance - mostly show. He's the sort that wins best turned out but disappoints in the race, which now I think about it is the perfect analogy; he looked great in the paddock at the 2005 conference, won the rosette, but has turned out to be entered in a race some way above his abilities. He needs to go down a grade or two, back into handicapper company. ""Agence communicationhttp://www.salisoft.manoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-52109007842677277052013-01-30T13:28:08.354+00:002013-01-30T13:28:08.354+00:00Cameron: For a rich kid, his expenses over the yea...Cameron: For a rich kid, his expenses over the years have been embarrassing. Peformance - mostly show. He's the sort that wins best turned out but disappoints in the race, which now I think about it is the perfect analogy; he looked great in the paddock at the 2005 conference, won the rosette, but has turned out to be entered in a race some way above his abilities. He needs to go down a grade or two, back into handicapper company.idlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938525768274527540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-13846555755315540282013-01-30T13:13:16.379+00:002013-01-30T13:13:16.379+00:00Jan - You could argue of percentages that 40% tax ...Jan - You could argue of percentages that 40% tax is a hell of a lot more money than standard rate on an average salary. Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-53769983401181534582013-01-30T13:09:56.608+00:002013-01-30T13:09:56.608+00:00I agree that the pay is particularly not good for ...I agree that the pay is particularly not good for London bearing in mind the commitment a dedicated MP must give. <br /><br />A rise cannot be on the cards bearing in mind that the public sector pay is being capped at 1% and frontline soldiers are being fired in order to 'save the economy'. <br /><br />I've a different idea to the bonus scheme proposed:<br /><br />Much of Parliament's work is being outsourced to the EU.<br /><br />When work is outsourced isn't the normal way of it to close UK based offices, call centres, factories, mines ... ?<br /><br />So why should the indebted British public have to finance two governments if so much of the legislating is being done in the EU ?<br /><br />Let's have our in/out debate and referendum. Let the EU loving MPs know that most of them will be cast out of politics if the vote is 'in'. Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-32750694476221739502013-01-30T13:07:00.993+00:002013-01-30T13:07:00.993+00:00If you take Gove and Pickles out of the equation, ...If you take Gove and Pickles out of the equation, there isn't anything the Coalition has got right. So cast iron Dave has a lot to answer for. Rather than pay he should be fined. Him and Clegg can pay the increase given to DfID.Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-22813397679393407942013-01-30T12:15:45.936+00:002013-01-30T12:15:45.936+00:00Link pay to some multiple of the median private se...Link pay to some multiple of the median private sector salary for the last FY.ModernLibertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07143157292889653395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-49627293006601024242013-01-30T12:08:47.744+00:002013-01-30T12:08:47.744+00:00Why are we so hung up on percentages?
1% of not...Why are we so hung up on percentages? <br /><br />1% of nothing is 0. 10% of nothing is 0. 100% of nothing is 0. Whereas 1% of a good salary such as that of MPs is actually quite a lot.Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-74800117657948795942013-01-30T11:31:03.509+00:002013-01-30T11:31:03.509+00:00I was trying to think of a big hitter that you had...I was trying to think of a big hitter that you had missed off the list. Cameron didn't even occur.Blue Eyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-10505310128033580152013-01-30T10:40:54.675+00:002013-01-30T10:40:54.675+00:00Big Dave -
to be put on a new incentive scheme: e...Big Dave -<br /><br />to be put on a new incentive scheme: either he delivers a binding referendum on you-know-what, or it's out with the Big Pair Of Shears (veterinary grade)<br /><br />I may not be taking this seriously enoughNick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-80500580512618277952013-01-30T10:32:26.706+00:002013-01-30T10:32:26.706+00:00They'd starve to death if it was performance r...They'd starve to death if it was performance related.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-67606228433626588382013-01-30T10:07:43.546+00:002013-01-30T10:07:43.546+00:00Ed Balls - should get his salary on a government-i...Ed Balls - should get his salary on a government-issued debit card so as to help him cut down on cake.<br /><br />On the subject of Gove, apparently everyone HATES him at Education. Good effort. I hope his next move will not involve the Peter Principle, though.Blue Eyesnoreply@blogger.com