Leaving aside of where we want our MPs to come from, the issue is that while this government has presided over the most appalling social downturn, food banks, zero hours contracts, part-time working, sky high housing costs, the despicable bedroom tax and benefit slashing, this bloke is a prat of the highest order. He is extremely insulting and insensitive, and frankly we don't need idiots like him who clearly have no idea of how the ordinary person in this country exists. The best way forward is to pay MPs more, but the exes and all the rest of their very nice perks go and they have to pay for whatever they need out of their salary. After all on top of everything else they get subsidised meals and bars and a lot of them also employ family members on not inconsiderable taxpayer funded salaries. Slagging off former Labour politicians is hardly a defence of Mark Simmonds and not worthy of you Sam, you must have been desperate to find an excuse for the inexcusable. |