UK Politics: General Despondency

[daninternational]

Thanks, how awful.

There’s a notable contingent of transphobic Greens, so it’s worth looking into the individual candidates.

 

[Chris Lala]

There’s a notable contingent of transphobic Greens, so it’s worth looking into the individual candidates.

I’m also a friend of a politician who was kicked out of the Green Party for being trans and disabled and standing up for faer identity. We are screwed either way we vote.

 

[Sam]

Hmmmm

 

[swim]

Hmmmm

Pretty sure 94% of the party abstaining and the leader of said party making it aware he's all for it were pretty enlightening and informing

 

[Leopold]

I mean....

 

[Empty Shoebox]

So minus transport rent and tax, she has £13683/yr to spend on everything else (taking less than 30k to be 29.999)

Smells like bullshit.

 

[LTG]

I mean....

It’s £20k a year actually but the point still stands but she’s likely able to get a lot of familial help.

 

[Trinu 3.0]

It’s £20k a year actually but the point still stands but she’s likely able to get a lot of familial help.

pfffffffff as someone who worked in a school like that I can tell you Katy is not paying for that room

 

[Juango]

It’s £20k a year actually but the point still stands but she’s likely able to get a lot of familial help.

I hope she goes viral for all the wrong reasons.

 

[pdf]

Rents a room for £775 pcm.... but does she pay the rent and does she spend weekends in the family pile? But also ... she is also very much not the issue. Her boss sounds like absolute dick. He's exploited her big time.

 

[Rose-Coloured Boy]

This has absolutely nothing to do with anything but more of my own curiosity…when an MP loses their seat, does all their office staff lose their jobs too or do they stay on with the new MP?

 

[Alphableat]

Rishi fined for not wearing a seatbelt. LOL.

 

[jawow_]

That’s his second fine in the last 6 months? Werk!

 

[Jackarywoo]

Some positive news from the political sphere - it appears the Green Party are taking action and expelling TERFs

 

[LTG]

This has absolutely nothing to do with anything but more of my own curiosity…when an MP loses their seat, does all their office staff lose their jobs too or do they stay on with the new MP?

The office staff are hired through the MP themselves or the party and lose the job if the MP does too.

 

[michaelhird]

Zarah Sultana's free school meals for every child has been blocked. I truly despair at the fucking state of this country.

It's only people like her and Nadia Whittome that keep me going and keep the faith that there are decent people in politics.

 

[iveivan]

The office staff are hired through the MP themselves or the party and lose the job if the MP does too.

Yes, they often employ family members. Unlikely to be because they are the best person for the job.

 

[pmas]

Yes, they often employ family members. Unlikely to be because they are the best person for the job.

This has been banned since 2017 in respect of new hires.

There is usually quite a difference between the sort of people MPs employ in Westminster (tend to be young and just out of uni, very party political, do it for a couple of years before going into public affairs or something), and those they have working for them in their constituency (often a bit older, not-overtly party political, working part time, do it for years and are the casework handling experts). Just reflects the sort of work done in each base I think.

But yes, an MP who loses their seat makes all their staff redundant as part of winding down their office.

 

[Sick Sad World]

 

[Hairycub1969]

Boris Johnson - Conflict of interest - followed by "lies" - seems to be the natural flow of things, right?