Westminster Trough Of Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy

Not only does the trough get deeper, but it gets dirtier. And more rotten. Hypocrisy pervades around Westminster like a filthy curtain. As only one example, the police have been denied a full pay increase already decided upon through arbitration to 'politically' contain costs and so attempt to contain the uncontainable inflation myth. Presumably, it's all in the numbers game. The alleged deal struck between MPs of all parties, certainly Labour and Tories, demonstrates only a few (hundred) individuals that consider themselves so much more important than anybody else.

• Speaker of (for) the British House of Commons

• The Speaker presides over the House's debates, determining which members may speak. The Speaker is also responsible for maintaining order during debate, and may punish members who break the rules of the House.

• Who punishes the Speaker, if required, and who decides if punishment is necessary?

Michael Martin - the pressure
Michael Martin - the profile
Michael Martin - the wife

With the party coming to an end, they all want to dig down as deep as possible now to maximise the take before it all ends by voting themselves an inflation-busting pay and pensions increase. This makes the right noises for public consumption, but that's all. Whether it is successful or not, it is allegedly being 'demanded'. It is rather telling that the prime minister can only "urge" MPs to limit pay rises. This is a prime minister clearly not in control if "look chaps, please show a bit of sense..." is the best he can do. Since (probably) one or the other of the two main parties will be returned to power, the argument cannot apply to around 50% of those making it. Three things about Dr James Gordon Brown:

• trustworthy
• totally honest and transparent
• supportive.

Notably, in some professions (primarily medical) Mr is more senior and important than Dr. So, Dr. Brown has become Mr. Brown. An honest ascendency. Rather tough on the poor MPs. Nobody else counts and anybody who provides an essential service (police, nurses, firemen...) isn't important. But ensure personal pensions are well topped up - to the brim. The tens of thousands of other sorry souls who have no pension (and how exactly did that happen, Gordon? What caused it? A slight oversight? Mistake?). Opps..., but never mind. Even after financing one's own future for years and years? But they don't count even though they could only help finance an MPs ring fenced pension.