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27 Nov 2013

Improving Democracy: MPs with prior proper jobs

Yesterday’s Radio 4 PM (26 November 2013) discussion on the theme “Improving democracy” advocated the idea that MPs should have had a “proper job” for 10 years, should also have done some form of voluntary work and should possibly be paid more. Read more…

Posted in Expenses Scandal, Selected Posts, Voting Reform and tagged democracy, lawyers, MPs, MPs salaries, Open Primaries, PM programme, policy wonks, political parties, proper jobs, Radio 4, Sarah Wollaston, special advisers | Leave a comment

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