There are only two possibilities: Either being a minister is extraordinarily easy, in which case, why are we paying them at all? Or, they are neglecting their primary responsibilities entirely, let alone performing them adequately. If their salaries aren’t sufficient, the solution isn’t to complain but to fix the system by actually doing their jobs properly. While ministers enjoyed pay rises in line with inflation, the rest of us have been left to endure wage stagnation. Meanwhile, the very thing they are supposed to be working towards-improving living standards-has been decimated by their inability to fulfil their basic duties. It’s not their job to speak to the press; it’s their job to serve the public.
@@AllanHinde-mb2pr yes people can work as many jobs as they like however you must admit that the more jobs you have the less time you can spend doing each one and this lets people ask are you giving it the attention needed or looking for quick and easy solutions so you can get on with other jobs
This economist is talking utter drivel. The ONLY exception to banning second jobs altogether should be the continuing professional development requirements for MPs to maintain professional registrations and aptitude in their pre-parliament profession. Any expenses associated with this should be covered by the state but the MP should receive no additional payments for this work. If a person wants to be an MP s/he needs to understand that this is a commitment to service of the country and his/her constituents. If being a propagandist on a propaganda channel is what you want to do then do not stand for parliament.
@@Drmerlin604 yeah I had no idea he was saying cause it made no sense other than he didn’t like people were upset that farage doesn’t properly do his job as an MP
I'm pretty sure that originally MPs didn't get paid. But that meant only the rich could sit as MPs. Paying them was meant to open the house of commons up to everyone. As usual the system is being abused.
Ban all second jobs for MPs. If they don't like it they can go elsewhere. Done right, it's a full on job. Do the after dinner speeches for free. Retain job validation (eg GPs) with voluntary work, make that possible at need, but no financial gain from ANY second income. It's not as if the expenses aren't generous already, adding a LOT to the baseline salary.
@@dianefarnden8577 really they claim loads that they shouldn't. The current chancellor Rachel Reves had her parliamentary credit card taken off her for spending on her private life even after being warned over & over again!
Jealousy and envy £85000 + expenses a year. Footballers make that a week, Gary Liniker gets £1:5 million a year for two hours a week from the public. If you want to pay peanuts you get monkeys, Two tier Sir Kier Stalin is worth £15 million Tony Blair £40 millions. I don't hear anyone complaining about Angela Rayner's free trip to New York or Sir Kiers Stalin's free Tylor Swift tickets. Jealousy and envy typical lefty.
Mmm, I do not know which side of Politics you sit on most likely the left from what you say. It is very difficult for those on the left of Politics to understand that some people work 80 or 90 hours a week and are happy to do so. Indeed I have run a business and worked for a large Multi National Company both being able to expand my business and out perform my left wing counter parts at work with a great deal of ease. From what I know of Farage he works 7 days a week and up to 12 hours a day. This sort of work pattern is not unusual for high earners and those who run businesses. It is an alien concept to those that lean to the left politically but quite frankly Farage would probably not find enough to do just having one job. Often those that make a lot of money or who are successful work considerably longer hours, more efficiently and with far more productivity than those who make less money by working 40 hours a week - put simply there is a reason why most people are successful and other not.
@@susanbishop5228these aren't many people they are mps paid excellent salaries, expenses ,fantastic pensions all at the tax expenses and not expected to be measured by how they preform.poor people are doing second jobs and more to just keep their family's existing in poverty so in no way is it the same.lf the previous goverments performance had been the criteria for their salaries the vast majority would be paying us back their salaries.
So if Nigel does at least 40 hours per week in his role as MP, he's allowed to do whatever he wants? If so, does it occur to you he probably already does that.. Running a party as well as being an MP is likely a very busy job.. I think you're not giving this man any credit which is understandable on an LBC comment thread
Andrew Lillicoe’s point that MPs should be able to do whatever they want outside of parliament because people voted for them doesn’t stand up. Constituents expect MPs to represent them in parliament, not go on game shows or present radio and TV programs. MPs are not there to push their own agendas, they are there to represent the views of all of their constituents, even the ones that didn’t vote for them. Farage neglected his duties when he was in the European Parliament and he’s pulling the same trick now. Is this what he meant when he said we would get back sovereignty?
Yes. They're paid nearly £100,000 a year to do their job as an MP, which is one of the top paid jobs in the country and vastly more the majority of the country. They have a clear conflict of interests to work for someone else whilst an MP.
Ban second jobs, and establish a rule that any money made through media appearances is paid into the budget for their constituency and not their personal accounts. An MP's salary is already 3 times the national average, they're paid very well for a job that's supposed to be full time.
Not only shouldn't they have other jobs there should be a minimum number of hours a week that they attend the House of Commons. I am disgusted when I see the chamber almost empty.
The problem is Andrew Lilico is in a privileged position of not needing his MP to represent him for local issues. He's so privileged that he can't even see the point of that - however, many of the other people in his constituency in which he lives may not have that luxury.
You don't always need to study for a PhD to earn one. You can be awarded one like Marcus Rashford, though the latter did something legitimate unlike Dr Lilico.
@@Torstenn-b3x Every constituent has the same rights to seek help from their MP, there's no privilege involved...if you think well educated people don't qualify then it's hard to see what you consider a free society.
Dr Andrew is looking at this from a purely Business and Capitalist point of view. I, obviously naively, thought our Parliament and MP's were voted in to look after the people and the country, NOT Business interests. Proves they just want to be MPs to line their own pockets.
this discussion has been going on for years yet nothing happens to change it, it's all wrong, we all know it's wrong but it goes on and on and on and on!!!
I'm even more concerned about why a failing TH-cam channel, GBNews, is paying its political presenters such huge fees. Where is that money coming from? The owner of the Channel isn't British. Is it possible that this is a useful way for foreign organisations to buy British MPs? I don't know know. I'm only asking
GB news is primarily not on You Tube its on digital & freeview platform & DAB radio thats where it gets it main viewers from. Its not just a You Tube channel.
@@chrysalis4126 You seem to have forgotten about the Dubai-based *Legatum* Group under its owner Christopher Chandler, a businessman and hedge fund owner. And what about the source of all their income? Why would such shrewd operators be willing to literally throw away tens of millions of pounds on a continuous basis for apparently nothing in return? Perhaps a quiet investigation by the SFO et al might reveal interesting things. Just asking.
They did also give Farage a show way back. Farage has also got his GBnews side gig netting him £1.2 million. You have to wonder why GBnews is being run at a loss. Could it be that it serves an ideological function for the ruling class?
This is a clear case of "The green eyed monster" ENVY and Jealousy. If it was a labourite who was the top earner YOU WOULDNT HAVE A STORY. This is persecution!! ~Simples!
@@roystonellis6909 like I said, you were probably bunking off, or left as soon as it was legal. Don’t blame schools for the child’s unwillingness to learn.
Also, MPs are supposed to represent all their constituents, not just those who wanted their particular brand of politics; which can't be done by someone who doesn't engage with their constituency. NF is in it for his own right wing agenda, and personal gain (he's scarcely alone in that) which (O how curious) doesn't actually involve the people he 'represents'.
Being an MP should mean you do the job for free but can claim expenses; you aren't allowed to appear on media program's as a paid presenter; you cant oversee business deals that benefit yourself as a public servant. That would literally wipe out 95% of the government.
Transparency in the financial matters of MP's is important, but what we see isn't total transparency. What about their offshore accounts? There are no details given, because there doesn't have to be. Look at Tice' register of interests? He claims to earn around 10k per month, yet he's able to bankroll Reform to the tune of over £1million per year. Do the maths on that? I agree with Gina Miller! We need Labour to push through legislation to make MP's disclose *all* their income, and *where* that income comes from.
The freedom to no longer have medical care unless you are mega rich and can afford the highest medical insurance.the freedom to watch the infrastructure destroyed by the leaders of reform who just like the tories have the ideology of low taxes small goverment which is exactly why nothing works in this country anymore.these are the people who lied about brexit and that has worked out so well.well that's not their fault because it's always someone else fault .just asking the question.
If you have a second job, such as a doctor, where you need to work a certain amount of hours a year to be able to practice medicine in this country, then you can have a second job. However, that being said, you can only do the bare minimum in the second job, i.e. enough to keep the ability to continue practising medicine. Your first priority should be an MP.
Possibility... Doing minimum hours required to continue to practice. Maybe an option to consider. I hope they review the setup soon. Work as mp is priority otherwise why bother to stand for parliament.. Its a full time job
No, the second job doesn't need to be banned. But, it must pass regulatory scrutiny and not be a "conflict of interest". Being an MP must be paramount.
Many MPs are also medical Drs and need to do some work to keep their licences valid. I think most people would not disagree with that. But being a paid consultant for a business which may benefit from future legislation as so many have done is so obviously wrong. And hosting on a media channel full time is a place for political platforming. I think the occasional guest presenter one off could be excused, but not a daily show.
Absolutely! It sickens me to think that an MP can legitimately earn a wage from employment in addition to their role in government!!!! Toss pots! Every one of them!
The problem with saying MPs can't have second jobs is this: some MPs are nurses, doctors, dentists vets etc. If they do not practice they can lose their registrations. In my view we need a committee to decide on exactly what jobs are permissable and which are not, including the number of hours per week/ month they can do the job outside parliament.
@@JohnPark-xf2gq Yes, I agree. I should of clarified, a committee made up of 'we, the people.' And maybe a similar committee to decide upon MPs and Ministers pay!
@@sbalmer132 Totally disagree with you. Parliament benefits from having people working on the front line on the green and red benches. That the UK parliament is made up of career politicians who have never done a real job in their lives is, in my view, reprehensible.
Two people totally missed your point, intentionally knowing them because the left is generally surviving on denial and reverse psychology at the moment lol
@@foroparapente Personally, if they want to work and earn they should not be MP's, as there is always going to be some conflict or lobby that will want access.
Did anyone really think Farage would do a proper job. just like his mate in America he is an overpaid grifter. This is why a lot of these people stand for parliment, the lucrative opportunity it presents. You will NEVER stop this happening!.
Yes obviously they shouldn't have second jobs, its called conflict of interest or insider trading, the only people calling for mps to hold second jobs are mps or people connected to them.
The people of Clacton will decide based on Farage's performance over the next 5 years. But they know there are larger issues at play here, namely to help Reform break the 100+ year old uniparty stranglehold that has failed the British people time and time again. Farage will reform British politics, and Clacton will go down in history as a key contributor to that change.
As well as the financial interests of MPs being published, there should also be a publication of the amount of constituency work that MPs are carrying out. For example I would like to know how many cases Mr Farage is handling in his constituency, how often he holds surgeries, what work he is doing to address the needs of the constituency, how many hours he is devoting to that etc. A bit more power bloc accountability of ALL MPs wouldn’t be a bad thing.
u can say that about him but our "PM" and i use that loosely "isn't looking after our country" is more bothered calling everyone far right and not dealing with knife crime and more bothered telling over country's what to do then dealing with the utter mess our country is in so maybe talk about that then the littel matter of someones who u don't like has a second job
Parliament will NEVER do anything about this. Why would they? Loads of them are raking in the cash. The rule makers aren't going to change the rules to make themselves less rich.
Nigel Farage wasn't an MP until the 4th of July THIS year so why is anyone talking about it? However, last year, Rayner got £137,000, Starmer got £77,000 and Reeves got £327,000 in addition to MP's pay and expenses and they weren't the only ones. Many MPs have other jobs for which they get paid and that has been the case for many years. It isn't a new phenomenon.
@@georgethepatriot2785 But so what? That's ok if expenses are justified. Most of the money he claims as expenses is staff costs (he runs a constituency office of 5 people), and he claims that's because his constituency has a particularly high workload. The independent watchdog which scrutinises expense claims has agreed with him, so there's nothing untoward about it.
Actually that is such an incredible statement to make. " the right are so thick" I mean really? I guess you think you are tolerant, too.😂😂😂 Do you ever question why you think what you do?
If lawmakers were to implement a ban on politicians holding second jobs, we would likely witness a significant exodus of politicians from the political arena. Imposing penalties on figures like Nigel Farage for having additional employment would have a ripple effect, influencing other politicians who are engaged in similar activities. There was a period in history when individuals entered public office after having already amassed their wealth, driven primarily by a desire to give back to society through political service. I long for those days, but unfortunately, the current landscape is populated by individuals who enter politics primarily for financial gain.
When a £90,000 annual wage, and an average £200,000 expense claim isn't enough for you to live on, then resign and move on. One has to ask, and we are. Why do people want to become an MP in the first place? Time for this con to end now.
Yes to him it's just a conduit for promoting himself, he's not interested in representing the people of Clacton. Perhaps if the media stopped focusing on what is in effect an MP and part of a miniscule party. Stop feeding his ego, stop inviting him onto media programs and talking about him.
Well done Nigel Farage you deserve every penny after the 30 years of fighting for this country's heartbeat the work load you put in is massive,keep going Mr Farage you have put Clacton on the map. Reform UK will be the next government. Mathew the saint Wright 😂😂😂😂
MP’s are very well paid in relation to normal people and should be working the whole week for their money,second jobs should be banned totally so that they could concentrate on the job they are paid for by us.
I'm a nurse, imagine if I spent 2 hours a shift livestreaming a game instead of looking after my patients. I'd be sacked in the spot. I've got no beef with an MP doing unpaid work that they fully disclose to parliament in their spare time. Keywords are "spare time" and "unpaid". What an MP does on their day off is their business after all, and as long as they disclose the potential conflicting interests and ensure it doesn't affect their supposedly impartial role as their constituency's representative then I think that's ok
These MPs doing this sort of thing are taking the p#$$ out of taxpayers. This country is far too accepting of rich people taking money out of the taxpayer’s purse.
If you need a second job as an MP, you aren't doing your first one properly. Helping to run the country should be taking up most of your time, I've never understood why some MPs think this is ok. If my MP had another job, I wouldn't trust them at all.
People often wonder where their tax money goes. Essential workers like paramedics earn £81,138 annually, while firefighters make £31,602 and police officers £33,972.Some believe that greedy politicians,who seem to benefit the most, are the real drain on public funds
Dr Andrew is really making any sense. The only point he might have had was when he said in the start was that people are complaining about MPs having second jobs when they don’t agree with it. What he said after wards made no sense. No one is stopping him from voting for Farage (I mean if he’s not from the seat then probably can’t vote for him) so I don’t understand all that weird agro he had about it. An MPs job is to their constituents first as that is how they retain their seats during times that their party might be very unpopular. It’s interest maybe Andrew would like proportional viting instead of first past the post as that solves all the issues he has
If second jobs are not stopped then before standing as a candidate their earnings and hours of those jobs should be listed and posted as part of their canvassing! It should be advertised in all Local papers ! There should then be a questions and answers debate at town halls and on social media reported in newspapers !
There are only two possibilities: Either being a minister is extraordinarily easy, in which case, why are we paying them at all? Or, they are neglecting their primary responsibilities entirely, let alone performing them adequately. If their salaries aren’t sufficient, the solution isn’t to complain but to fix the system by actually doing their jobs properly. While ministers enjoyed pay rises in line with inflation, the rest of us have been left to endure wage stagnation. Meanwhile, the very thing they are supposed to be working towards-improving living standards-has been decimated by their inability to fulfil their basic duties. It’s not their job to speak to the press; it’s their job to serve the public.
Your argument is ridiculous, anyone can work two jobs
@@AllanHinde-mb2prWright has numerous jobs.
@@AllanHinde-mb2pr yes people can work as many jobs as they like however you must admit that the more jobs you have the less time you can spend doing each one and this lets people ask are you giving it the attention needed or looking for quick and easy solutions so you can get on with other jobs
@@AllanHinde-mb2pr Farage isn't working one job!.
Eh?😂
This economist is talking utter drivel. The ONLY exception to banning second jobs altogether should be the continuing professional development requirements for MPs to maintain professional registrations and aptitude in their pre-parliament profession. Any expenses associated with this should be covered by the state but the MP should receive no additional payments for this work.
If a person wants to be an MP s/he needs to understand that this is a commitment to service of the country and his/her constituents.
If being a propagandist on a propaganda channel is what you want to do then do not stand for parliament.
I agree with you.
@@Drmerlin604 yeah I had no idea he was saying cause it made no sense other than he didn’t like people were upset that farage doesn’t properly do his job as an MP
If being an MP isn't a job, don't pay them then. Simples!
I'm pretty sure that originally MPs didn't get paid. But that meant only the rich could sit as MPs. Paying them was meant to open the house of commons up to everyone. As usual the system is being abused.
Just because two tier sharia starmer only does 40 hours a week, that doesn't mean other MP's have that same dire work ethic
@@superrrnova1986?
Paying MPs was originally meant to allow working people to be elected. It now seems its meant to allow wealthy people to become wealthier.
@@superrrnova1986Farage is not doing his mp job
Ban all second jobs for MPs. If they don't like it they can go elsewhere. Done right, it's a full on job. Do the after dinner speeches for free. Retain job validation (eg GPs) with voluntary work, make that possible at need, but no financial gain from ANY second income. It's not as if the expenses aren't generous already, adding a LOT to the baseline salary.
MPs don't gain anything from expenses. They are paid to enable them to carry out their constituency jobs and to be in Westminster when required.
Ban all second jobs for people as well 😂
@@dianefarnden8577 really they claim loads that they shouldn't. The current chancellor Rachel Reves had her parliamentary credit card taken off her for spending on her private life even after being warned over & over again!
Jealousy and envy £85000 + expenses a year. Footballers make that a week, Gary Liniker gets £1:5 million a year for two hours a week from the public. If you want to pay peanuts you get monkeys, Two tier Sir Kier Stalin is worth £15 million Tony Blair £40 millions. I don't hear anyone complaining about Angela Rayner's free trip to New York or Sir Kiers Stalin's free Tylor Swift tickets. Jealousy and envy typical lefty.
Mmm, I do not know which side of Politics you sit on most likely the left from what you say. It is very difficult for those on the left of Politics to understand that some people work 80 or 90 hours a week and are happy to do so. Indeed I have run a business and worked for a large Multi National Company both being able to expand my business and out perform my left wing counter parts at work with a great deal of ease. From what I know of Farage he works 7 days a week and up to 12 hours a day. This sort of work pattern is not unusual for high earners and those who run businesses. It is an alien concept to those that lean to the left politically but quite frankly Farage would probably not find enough to do just having one job. Often those that make a lot of money or who are successful work considerably longer hours, more efficiently and with far more productivity than those who make less money by working 40 hours a week - put simply there is a reason why most people are successful and other not.
MPs need to be mandated to do 40 hours a week like regular people, and then they won't have the time for a second job.
Many people have second jobs
@@susanbishop5228these aren't many people they are mps paid excellent salaries, expenses ,fantastic pensions all at the tax expenses and not expected to be measured by how they preform.poor people are doing second jobs and more to just keep their family's existing in poverty so in no way is it the same.lf the previous goverments performance had been the criteria for their salaries the vast majority would be paying us back their salaries.
@@susanbishop5228and all of them come with hours, terms, a contract and a job description..not come and go as you please.
never mind that with expenses included most were getting 200k a year easily
So if Nigel does at least 40 hours per week in his role as MP, he's allowed to do whatever he wants?
If so, does it occur to you he probably already does that.. Running a party as well as being an MP is likely a very busy job.. I think you're not giving this man any credit which is understandable on an LBC comment thread
Andrew Lillicoe’s point that MPs should be able to do whatever they want outside of parliament because people voted for them doesn’t stand up. Constituents expect MPs to represent them in parliament, not go on game shows or present radio and TV programs. MPs are not there to push their own agendas, they are there to represent the views of all of their constituents, even the ones that didn’t vote for them. Farage neglected his duties when he was in the European Parliament and he’s pulling the same trick now. Is this what he meant when he said we would get back sovereignty?
No second jobs,book deals or TV shows
We need less backdoor money in politics
Dr Andrew sounds like a Farage spokesperson.
And he’s talking with enthusiasm and thinking like he was really convincing us the working class. Utter nonsense
Yes. They're paid nearly £100,000 a year to do their job as an MP, which is one of the top paid jobs in the country and vastly more the majority of the country.
They have a clear conflict of interests to work for someone else whilst an MP.
Yes definitely - they should be focussed on the job they were elected to do.
@@LindaWright-n7y Definitely kier Stalin thinks he's in the USSR 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Rivelino824 Feeling homesick or something?
That would be a first.
He just needs to sit back at the moment. When your enemy is making a mistake, don't interrupt them..
@@Rivelino824 Oh do tell more. What do you actually know about history or political systems?
Ban second jobs, and establish a rule that any money made through media appearances is paid into the budget for their constituency and not their personal accounts. An MP's salary is already 3 times the national average, they're paid very well for a job that's supposed to be full time.
Ban second jobs full stop
Ban banning! Tolerate please.😅
Ban second jabs
That would upset all the Labour MP`s with 2 jobs.
Why??
@@damianbutterworth2434 and?
YES!! They should be banned so MP's focus on what they are paid for and given the position of.
If I had any other job in the world and I wasn't doing my job but still getting paid, I'd be sacked. Why is being an MP different?
Not only shouldn't they have other jobs there should be a minimum number of hours a week that they attend the House of Commons.
I am disgusted when I see the chamber almost empty.
If Dr Lilico doesn't regard being an MP as a job, then don't pay them. Ludicrous, and this is somebody with a PhD, who's supposed to be intelligent?
Just because he has a PhD doesn't mean he is intelligent.
Didn't you hear him say an MP is an elected office holder, payment is not the criteria that determines if it's a job or not.
The problem is Andrew Lilico is in a privileged position of not needing his MP to represent him for local issues. He's so privileged that he can't even see the point of that - however, many of the other people in his constituency in which he lives may not have that luxury.
You don't always need to study for a PhD to earn one. You can be awarded one like Marcus Rashford, though the latter did something legitimate unlike Dr Lilico.
@@Torstenn-b3x Every constituent has the same rights to seek help from their MP, there's no privilege involved...if you think well educated people don't qualify then it's hard to see what you consider a free society.
Dr Andrew is looking at this from a purely Business and Capitalist point of view. I, obviously naively, thought our Parliament and MP's were voted in to look after the people and the country, NOT Business interests. Proves they just want to be MPs to line their own pockets.
Ban second "jobs" including "consultancy", MP's should have no other income other than the salary for the job they ran for and were elected to do.
Where do you stand on a Mayor publishing a book to back up his policy?
this discussion has been going on for years yet nothing happens to change it, it's all wrong, we all know it's wrong but it goes on and on and on and on!!!
I'm even more concerned about why a failing TH-cam channel, GBNews, is paying its political presenters such huge fees. Where is that money coming from? The owner of the Channel isn't British. Is it possible that this is a useful way for foreign organisations to buy British MPs? I don't know know. I'm only asking
“It’s said” that Vladimir Putin funds GeBeebies.
Is it true?
I’m just asking questions.
The owner is British hedge fund manager Paul Marshall.
GB news is primarily not on You Tube its on digital & freeview platform & DAB radio thats where it gets it main viewers from. Its not just a You Tube channel.
You have hit the nail on the head.
@@chrysalis4126 You seem to have forgotten about the Dubai-based *Legatum* Group under its owner Christopher Chandler, a businessman and hedge fund owner.
And what about the source of all their income?
Why would such shrewd operators be willing to literally throw away tens of millions of pounds on a continuous basis for apparently nothing in return?
Perhaps a quiet investigation by the SFO et al might reveal interesting things. Just asking.
Bit rich of LBC to question 2nd jobs for MP's after Lammy spent hundreds of hours broadcasting on er LBC until recently...
They did also give Farage a show way back. Farage has also got his GBnews side gig netting him £1.2 million. You have to wonder why GBnews is being run at a loss. Could it be that it serves an ideological function for the ruling class?
Half the presenters on GB and Talk are sitting Tory MPs (tho most ex now)
@@Skygrey2943yeah, but Farage wasn’t an MP then.
@@Skygrey2943
At least is doesn’t depend on E.U. funding 🤷♂️
All aboard the LBC gravy train woo woo, hilarious show really 😂
Exactly that's what I said, they are hypocrites
Well said she is absolutely right MP shouldn’t have 2nd job 👏👏👏
Did not hear him complaining about David Lammy 😂😂😂
here before the "Its not far right" whiners 😂😂 yaay 🙌🏽🙌🏽
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This is a clear case of "The green eyed monster" ENVY and Jealousy. If it was a labourite who was the top earner YOU WOULDNT HAVE A STORY. This is persecution!! ~Simples!
Nigel Mirage. Now you see him now you don’t
The history of all political parties should be taught at school. Most people haven’t got a clue what they stand for.
Including most of the Labour party.
They are (and were) taught at school. You were probably bunking off, as usual.
I was certainly not taught anything about political parties at school.
@@roystonellis6909 like I said, you were probably bunking off, or left as soon as it was legal. Don’t blame schools for the child’s unwillingness to learn.
@@skunclep1938 Lucky you. I never missed a day in school.
Ban second jobs and ban private and corporate donations to all MP`s, they get more than enough with their salaries and obscene "expenses".
Let's be honest why does a Nurse earn far less then a Politician is it the training.😮
Second jobs should be banned but even more so when they are so blatantly a conflict of interest
If there's hardly any decent jobs why should a greedy bunch be allowed to have two jobs 🤔
Also, MPs are supposed to represent all their constituents, not just those who wanted their particular brand of politics; which can't be done by someone who doesn't engage with their constituency. NF is in it for his own right wing agenda, and personal gain (he's scarcely alone in that) which (O how curious) doesn't actually involve the people he 'represents'.
Being an MP should mean you do the job for free but can claim expenses; you aren't allowed to appear on media program's as a paid presenter; you cant oversee business deals that benefit yourself as a public servant. That would literally wipe out 95% of the government.
Absolutely, if you choose to be an MP, you serve the public wholeheartedly or get out!
Transparency in the financial matters of MP's is important, but what we see isn't total transparency. What about their offshore accounts? There are no details given, because there doesn't have to be. Look at Tice' register of interests? He claims to earn around 10k per month, yet he's able to bankroll Reform to the tune of over £1million per year. Do the maths on that? I agree with Gina Miller! We need Labour to push through legislation to make MP's disclose *all* their income, and *where* that income comes from.
The freedom to no longer have medical care unless you are mega rich and can afford the highest medical insurance.the freedom to watch the infrastructure destroyed by the leaders of reform who just like the tories have the ideology of low taxes small goverment which is exactly why nothing works in this country anymore.these are the people who lied about brexit and that has worked out so well.well that's not their fault because it's always someone else fault .just asking the question.
If you have a second job, such as a doctor, where you need to work a certain amount of hours a year to be able to practice medicine in this country, then you can have a second job. However, that being said, you can only do the bare minimum in the second job, i.e. enough to keep the ability to continue practising medicine. Your first priority should be an MP.
Possibility... Doing minimum hours required to continue to practice. Maybe an option to consider. I hope they review the setup soon. Work as mp is priority otherwise why bother to stand for parliament.. Its a full time job
Nothing can stand between Farrage and fraud 😂
Yawn
@@evolassunglasses4673 we've found the reform ltd cultist
Farage makes me yawn.
No, the second job doesn't need to be banned. But, it must pass regulatory scrutiny and not be a "conflict of interest". Being an MP must be paramount.
Many MPs are also medical Drs and need to do some work to keep their licences valid. I think most people would not disagree with that. But being a paid consultant for a business which may benefit from future legislation as so many have done is so obviously wrong. And hosting on a media channel full time is a place for political platforming. I think the occasional guest presenter one off could be excused, but not a daily show.
Yeah, that's the idea.
Of course they need to be banned. An MPs focus should be their constituents. If you don't like it, don't become an MP.
Your actually asking them to be honest and upfront about their business incomes, then pigs can fly. R.
Absolutely! It sickens me to think that an MP can legitimately earn a wage from employment in addition to their role in government!!!!
Toss pots! Every one of them!
The problem with saying MPs can't have second jobs is this: some MPs are nurses, doctors, dentists vets etc. If they do not practice they can lose their registrations. In my view we need a committee to decide on exactly what jobs are permissable and which are not, including the number of hours per week/ month they can do the job outside parliament.
As long as it's not a committe of mps,or worse still the tory client media.
@@JohnPark-xf2gq Yes, I agree. I should of clarified, a committee made up of 'we, the people.' And maybe a similar committee to decide upon MPs and Ministers pay!
If they need to keep up professional registration then stay in those jobs and leave others to be MP’s
@@sbalmer132 Totally disagree with you. Parliament benefits from having people working on the front line on the green and red benches. That the UK parliament is made up of career politicians who have never done a real job in their lives is, in my view, reprehensible.
A little hypocritical of LBC when the current foreign secretary works for them!
research Lammys expenses reveals over £150,000 annually claimed
So we shouldn't discuss things until after they are brought into law?
Having a discussion is not hypocritical....they're asking people for their opinion, which is quite literally the broadcast MO of the station.
Two people totally missed your point, intentionally knowing them because the left is generally surviving on denial and reverse psychology at the moment lol
they mentioned him aswell
Our next PM
ssssh you will frighten them here lol
@@georgethepatriot2785 LBC Leftwing Biased Channel is nothing more than a echo chamber for the left.
should be contracted to work 40 hours a week as an mp. After that they can do as they please.
Look up what a conflict of interest is
@@foroparapente Personally, if they want to work and earn they should not be MP's, as there is always going to be some conflict or lobby that will want access.
@@naftab123 Correct, MPs should only MP
what's next, are you gonna tell me that Farage doesn't care about fishermen and farmers?
never
Only the fishermen and farmers of Harrod's food hall
He caresabout everything that's fishy.
Yes, banned. Need to commit to the people. Plus no criminal record for any public representatives.
Did anyone really think Farage would do a proper job. just like his mate in America he is an overpaid grifter. This is why a lot of these people stand for parliment, the lucrative opportunity it presents. You will NEVER stop this happening!.
Yes obviously they shouldn't have second jobs, its called conflict of interest or insider trading, the only people calling for mps to hold second jobs are mps or people connected to them.
How much did Rishi Sunak earn with his ‘second job’?
Yes, second jobs should be banned. And to be an MP you should have some kind of a link to the place you’re an MP for.
Absolutely right. If Farage wants to represent Clacton, he should live there!
That would discount many mps be because maybe they represent the isreally goverment.?.just asking the question that needs to be asked.
@@JohnPark-xf2gq I am absolutely fine with those who represent foreign governments being banned!
Why because Nigel has one, even though loads of other have
The people of Clacton will decide based on Farage's performance over the next 5 years. But they know there are larger issues at play here, namely to help Reform break the 100+ year old uniparty stranglehold that has failed the British people time and time again. Farage will reform British politics, and Clacton will go down in history as a key contributor to that change.
Come on how many labour mps do the same
When has Farage done the right thing, it’s all about him !
Still crying the we left the UK?
@@DonaldMellor We left the UK? When?
@@teddansonLA 😂😂😂😂 don't don't, they are not worth debating, IQ in single figures like every single reform ltd voter
@@DonaldMellorleave the eu then turn far right at Dover.
andrew just wants lobbyists he knows who pays his cheques..
As well as the financial interests of MPs being published, there should also be a publication of the amount of constituency work that MPs are carrying out. For example I would like to know how many cases Mr Farage is handling in his constituency, how often he holds surgeries, what work he is doing to address the needs of the constituency, how many hours he is devoting to that etc.
A bit more power bloc accountability of ALL MPs wouldn’t be a bad thing.
You vote for a hate preacher,
you get hate preacher.
How's mass immigration working out across the West. From Ireland to Sweden to France?
How pathetic Mr Wright , how long did parliament sit,I sense a little jealousy and another attempt to stop any opposition
You are showing your ignorance.
@@heneganov 🤣
He is still getting an EU pension. Was hardly there and despised it.
Funny you don't say anything about the LABOUR M.P.s with SECOND JOBS ???? STRANGE one rule for them!!
The suggestion is it should apply to all mps.
What was his attendance record as a European MP..?
Past evidence points to future behaviour...
Is anyone really surprised.?
Toad hall maintenance and filling his coutts bank account takes a lot of his valuable time .plebs must always come second but don't let on to anyone.
u can say that about him but our "PM" and i use that loosely "isn't looking after our country" is more bothered calling everyone far right and not dealing with knife crime and more bothered telling over country's what to do then dealing with the utter mess our country is in so maybe talk about that then the littel matter of someones who u don't like has a second job
Should second jobs for radio talk show hosts be band or is it a case of I’m all right Jack 😇
It's not the same. Presenters will have a contract of employment which stipulates their working hours and associated renumeration!
@@theolddog5129 Think I touched a nerve. It never is the same when the same question is asked of the questioner.
@@TonyGame-k2x Not at all. Just stating a fact, which may be inconvient for some.
He has to finance the revolution somehow ❤
I mean it's not like he works those other days either
9 full days or 1 - 3 day off half a working month he's off doing other work
I have a Labour MP in my area who doesn't work at all
I had a Tory MP for 20 years and she did nothing too. What’s your point?
@skunclep1938 I think the point is that many MPs are doing the same. I.e. not much and with second jobs
Haha only on LBC. The hypocracy is fantastic 😅
How predictable that amongst all the MPs,it’s Nigel Farage name that is highlighted
Its because he came top of the second job earnings list.
Ive always thought it weird Lammy on LBC
Parliament will NEVER do anything about this. Why would they? Loads of them are raking in the cash. The rule makers aren't going to change the rules to make themselves less rich.
About a third have second jobs, so in that sense they have a majority to vote on it already.
Agreed.. It's like Turkeys voting for Xmas to come early.. 😂😂
Nigel Farage wasn't an MP until the 4th of July THIS year so why is anyone talking about it?
However, last year, Rayner got £137,000, Starmer got £77,000 and Reeves got £327,000 in addition to MP's pay and expenses and they weren't the only ones.
Many MPs have other jobs for which they get paid and that has been the case for many years. It isn't a new phenomenon.
Yo dude - how many politicians have been LBC presenters???
Roll on when nigel is pm,that will give you something to moan about
C'mon LBC, didn't you have David Lammy, you're showing your bias
Exactly. Focusing on Farage when they all do it. Dishonesty and greed is rife from the left and right
"It's OK when we do it"
He will accept that second jobs should be banned but not your farage the fraud.
Lammys expenses annually over £150,000.
@@georgethepatriot2785 But so what? That's ok if expenses are justified. Most of the money he claims as expenses is staff costs (he runs a constituency office of 5 people), and he claims that's because his constituency has a particularly high workload. The independent watchdog which scrutinises expense claims has agreed with him, so there's nothing untoward about it.
No surprise, why the doctor supports them having a second job..
The right are so thick. They were forever banging on about this sort of thing. Then immediately it happens with one of their own
Agreed 100%.
Nonsense. Let people earn money.
Let the voters decide, not keep bringing in new laws.
The Uks Drumpf
No. Mainstream media used to untill they were told not to.
Actually that is such an incredible statement to make. " the right are so thick" I mean really? I guess you think you are tolerant, too.😂😂😂
Do you ever question why you think what you do?
If lawmakers were to implement a ban on politicians holding second jobs, we would likely witness a significant exodus of politicians from the political arena. Imposing penalties on figures like Nigel Farage for having additional employment would have a ripple effect, influencing other politicians who are engaged in similar activities. There was a period in history when individuals entered public office after having already amassed their wealth, driven primarily by a desire to give back to society through political service. I long for those days, but unfortunately, the current landscape is populated by individuals who enter politics primarily for financial gain.
GB news runs at a loss so how in any world is 1.2 million a fair compensation for someone losing a comapny money
Matthew is full of envy
Only according to LBC if its Nigel Farage.
MP’s have one job. No media, no lobbying, no board and just being a MP. No one forced them to be a MP.
The loony left radio station
This bloke Andrew is another grifter
It's all self serving for the Foghorn. The turkeys of Clacton voted for Christmas!
If they have another job they shouldn't get an MPs salary
When a £90,000 annual wage, and an average £200,000 expense claim isn't enough for you to live on, then resign and move on. One has to ask, and we are. Why do people want to become an MP in the first place? Time for this con to end now.
Everyone has issues with MPs having second jobs meanwhile Labour MPs are getting caught using Public Money for buying property for themselves?
Yes to him it's just a conduit for promoting himself, he's not interested in representing the people of Clacton. Perhaps if the media stopped focusing on what is in effect an MP and part of a miniscule party. Stop feeding his ego, stop inviting him onto media programs and talking about him.
Well done Nigel Farage you deserve every penny after the 30 years of fighting for this country's heartbeat the work load you put in is massive,keep going Mr Farage you have put Clacton on the map. Reform UK will be the next government. Mathew the saint Wright 😂😂😂😂
I’m not jealous who cares
Farage is such a drifter
Grifter
@@richowens600 don’t want to get deleted 🤣
@@richowens600Drifting grifter... he goes wherever the cash is?
So is Lammy and Reese Mogg
Yea you’re right
What about the lords, turning up doing nothing , n get paid money for nothing.give it a rest.
MP’s are very well paid in relation to normal people and should be working the whole week for their money,second jobs should be banned totally so that they could concentrate on the job they are paid for by us.
I'm a nurse, imagine if I spent 2 hours a shift livestreaming a game instead of looking after my patients. I'd be sacked in the spot.
I've got no beef with an MP doing unpaid work that they fully disclose to parliament in their spare time. Keywords are "spare time" and "unpaid". What an MP does on their day off is their business after all, and as long as they disclose the potential conflicting interests and ensure it doesn't affect their supposedly impartial role as their constituency's representative then I think that's ok
These MPs doing this sort of thing are taking the p#$$ out of taxpayers. This country is far too accepting of rich people taking money out of the taxpayer’s purse.
If you need a second job as an MP, you aren't doing your first one properly. Helping to run the country should be taking up most of your time, I've never understood why some MPs think this is ok. If my MP had another job, I wouldn't trust them at all.
People often wonder where their tax money goes. Essential workers like paramedics earn £81,138 annually, while firefighters make £31,602 and police officers £33,972.Some believe that greedy politicians,who seem to benefit the most, are the real drain on public funds
Dr Andrew is really making any sense. The only point he might have had was when he said in the start was that people are complaining about MPs having second jobs when they don’t agree with it.
What he said after wards made no sense. No one is stopping him from voting for Farage (I mean if he’s not from the seat then probably can’t vote for him) so I don’t understand all that weird agro he had about it. An MPs job is to their constituents first as that is how they retain their seats during times that their party might be very unpopular.
It’s interest maybe Andrew would like proportional viting instead of first past the post as that solves all the issues he has
Coming from the employer of David Lammy!
If second jobs are not stopped then before standing as a candidate their earnings and hours of those jobs should be listed and posted as part of their canvassing! It should be advertised in all Local papers ! There should then be a questions and answers debate at town halls and on social media reported in newspapers !
what a cry baby its not fair he gets more than me