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The timing was never going to be good - better to make the change sooner rather than later.
Most people have no idea what MPs actually do - well, some MPs do more than others and that is half the problem. They don't have a job description or any form of monitoring or regulation.
But a good MP will be able to network well, come across as credible when negotiating on behalf of their constituents, and be convincing in Parliament - skills that you would usually have learned over the course of a career, so these people would probably be on a comparable wage if working elsewhere. The crappy disorganised MPs - and I could name a few - won't get re-elected. All the more reason for some kind of a job spec.
Most people have no idea what MPs actually do - well, some MPs do more than others and that is half the problem. They don't have a job description or any form of monitoring or regulation.
But a good MP will be able to network well, come across as credible when negotiating on behalf of their constituents, and be convincing in Parliament - skills that you would usually have learned over the course of a career, so these people would probably be on a comparable wage if working elsewhere. The crappy disorganised MPs - and I could name a few - won't get re-elected. All the more reason for some kind of a job spec.