Paul Kennedy Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Daily Telegraph reports the following: "Baroness Ashton, the newly appointed EU foreign minister who is also a European Commission vice-president, will pocket an extra ?9,000 on top of her basic annual salary of ?241,000. Eurocrats will get the 3.7 per cent pay rise despite negative or near to zero rates of inflation across Europe, soaring unemployment, falling wages and austerity measures in most national public sectors. Despite never having been elected to public office, Lady Ashton will now earn over ?52,000 more than Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister. Unlike the Eurocrats, most British public sector workers, including front line doctors and nurses, are facing pay freezes as the government reins in public spending that has been bloated by bank bailouts. EU officials, who already pay reduced taxes and who are currently demanding free travel on public transport, will get the pay increase, with six months paid retrospectively, in time to celebrate the New Year. Meanwhile, average pay rises in Britain have fallen to one per cent, the lowest increase on record, as almost half of British firms have frozen their employees' pay. Mats Persson, a spokesman for Open Europe think tank, said that already well paid officials needed to wake up to "what's happening outside the Brussels bubble"." Unbelieveable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 But your Party supports remaining in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted November 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 That is true, but hopefully reining in the excesses such as those in my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 The only true way to stop it is to get out Paul.... there are no net benefits of staying in, we contribute millions and millions more than we get out of it (unless of course you happen to be Baroness Ashton) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Paul, how do the British Conservatives hope to change an institution in which the majority of it's political class are corrupted by self interest, forcing Cameron to link up with far-right Parties who are in a minority? The only way is OUT - which may start a domino effect, cos the populations of other member states arn't too fond of the EU either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Another EU classic: remember how Tory Bliar gave up part of our rebate in return for a review of the Common Agricultural Policy? Well, the French have called the meeting to discuss it BUT, only those countries that benefit from the Policy have been invited; the UK, a net contributor, hasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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