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Patronising claptrap

Just loved Nick Clegg's "the public wouldn't understand" comment about the possible recommendations that M.Ps should get a whopping 10% rise. How dare he? It's not a case of 'understanding' it's more a case of one law for them and another for the rest of us, and us seeing right through them. As for that Tory who said he'd given up business to be an M.P. and lost money - well, tough. He then went on to say that paying more would mean we'd get inexperienced people wanting be M.Ps. Sorry but what training schools are there for would-be M.Ps? They are ALL inexperienced to start off with and I for one don't believe that being 'in business' is anymore relevant to politics than being a shop worker. In all likelihood we'd get more sense from someone who'd actually worked in the real world.

Vanessa Smith ● 4420d4 Comments

I always thought the best example of an expensive education, PM (not Deputy)and failure to engage brain before opening mouth was the infamous Gordon Brown episode and that poor pensioner.

Chris Broadbent ● 4419d

Susan i agree with Vanessa..And u stick up 4 a Guy who screwed all the Voters in 2010 just 2 get some Power well hopefully in 2015 he will pay 4 that.

Simon Anderson ● 4419d

"He's just not actually very good at expressing himself".Then he should keep his mouth shut or engage his brain before opening his gob. Tells you everything really, product of an expensive education, deputy P.M., and can't talk to the electorate without using patronising phrases. Trouble is we "understand" only too well, and all the bleating in the world from M.Ps won't persuade us that there is one rule for them and one for the rest of us. Who said "We're all in this together?"

Vanessa Smith ● 4419d

Bit harsh, Vanessa. Cleggy wasn't saying that the public were too stupid too understand, IMO, more that they wouldn't tolerate it. He's just not actually very good at expressing himself.

Susan Kelly ● 4420d