Lord Ashdown and colleagues

 

 

Lord Ashdown is complaining about the unbearable pressure put on MP's and their families due to the workings of the MP's. and the changes to the second home allowances. Again this is a politician who is out of touch with the real world. He complains that the changes to the second home allowances means that many MP's are having to spend long periods of times away from their wives and families. How bloody sad I don't think. How many thousands of people in this country spend days, weeks, and months, away from their families depending on their work. Soldiers, and he was in the military, spend months away from their families, travelling sales men spend days away from their families and people working on the oil rigs spend weeks away from their families. All these possible hardships  come with the job and the same applies to MP's. If they don't want to be away from their families then don't stand as an MP, but for Gods sake stop whining and stop trying to make an excuse, for housing allowances. These other jobs don't get housing allowances for their families so why should overpaid MP's get them. He even tries to say that these restrictions will make it harder for women to become MP's. Again how sad I don't think. They know the rules and again if they don't like them then don't stand. If these potential people who want to become MP's are determined to become MP's then I have to presume that they are doing it for the right reason, not so that they can have their families or partners living with them every day. Again we have the debacle over  Chris Huhne is the public bothered about him we hear that people are sorry for him. Why? Chris Huhne and his then wife Vicky Pryce  knowingly broke the law, but for ten years protested his innocence before in the end pleading guilty. They feel sorry for his wife again why?  Shes not some timid stay at home wife  She a high flying  economist who has dealt with big business and governments, and as such she knew what she was doing. If there is any justice both of them will receive substantial terms of imprisonment, but sadly all they got was eight months each. This is a derisory sentence when they could have been given life sentences. So eight months is a joke and sends the message to other potential  driving point swoppers a no brainer its worth taking the chance.