Politics is a nice little earner – if you're a Tory
Harvard study reveals the financial benefits of winning a seat in the House of Commons
By Michael Savage, Political Correspondent
After revelations about duck houses, moats and fake mortgages, many suspected it. Now a Harvard study claims to have proof that the life of a politician really is a nice little earner.
In recent history it has been Conservatives who have managed to profit the most, according to Andy Eggers and Jens Hainmueller, who have calculated that a career gracing the benches of the Commons leaves Tory MPs almost twice as wealthy as their unfortunate colleagues who ran unsuccessfully for Parliament.
Evidence, if it was needed, why the electorate should not vote for the Tories at the next general election!
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1 comment:
I don't know on this one John, I think as a Tory one does it for the perks, usually having been elected with a personal fortune.
Whilst you only have to look across at the government front bench (and in the back benches now) to see many who entered Parliament with nothing but will be leaving with a lot (nearly put loot there?) more!
One only has to look at how well a certain former ship's steward has done for himself.
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