we are elected by the public to do a job and we shouldn't be ashamed of the amount of money that we're paid for it, and what i would say is, that no manifesto in may's election said we were going to come here and vote for more money for members, nobody put on their leaflets, vote for me and i will raise members allowances by five percent in the coming year, i didn't and i won't support that, and you will argue, perhaps some of you that that's not really what we're doing, but it look's like it, doesn't it?