brianmoore666Dec 17, 2022
Just an idea - how about performance related pay for MPs?
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@brianmoore666 counterproposal: how about we double their pay? Aaaaah!, shrieks everyone, our MPs are useless and don't deserve what they get now.

Well maybe you get what you pay for. Want good MPs? Pay them what a decent lawyer in private practice might earn, and attract good candidates.

Dec 17, 2022 at 4:15pmTusky
Show threadbrianmoore666Dec 17, 2022
@[email protected] if their expenses are curbed and performance related. It is one of few careers where there are no compulsory hours, no necessary qualifications and no continuing education requirements - and still no shortage of applicants.
Show threadPaulRBDec 17, 2022
@brianmoore666 and an absolute ban on second jobs.
Show threadbrianmoore666Dec 17, 2022
@PaulRB
Yes
Show threadbrianmoore666Dec 17, 2022
@[email protected], in safe seats you don't even have the corrective of electoral control over MPs.
Show threadMartin ElliottDec 17, 2022

@dominicsayers @brianmoore666

And of course no second jobs or MP "donations" or freebies.

Show threadNoShedsDec 17, 2022
@dominicsayers @brianmoore666
countercounter proposal -if we assume that works for politicians, why don't we pay nurses the same way - at 2x current politician's wage. Then we'd "get what we pay for and might attract good [and numerous] candidates"
Show threadEloquarDec 17, 2022

@dominicsayers @brianmoore666 Do you think the primary problem is that the candidates aren't good enough, or that the political party selection processes don't end up with good quality candidates on the ballot, or that a chunk of the electorate will vote for people who are demonstrably poor candidates? Or some combination of the above?

Because paying more is (potentially) fair enough, but there's no part of the current process that's designed to deliver highly capable MPs.