Topic: George Freeman says he resigned from government because he could not pay increased mortgage
Anonymous A started this discussion 2 years ago#115,747
George Freeman has said he resigned last year as a government minister because he could not afford rising mortgage repayments on a ministerial salary of nearly £120,000, PA Media reports. PA says:
Freeman resigned as science minister in November amid Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle.
In a Substack blog post last week, he wrote: “Why did I stand down?
“Because … I was so exhausted, bust and depressed that I was starting to lose the irrepressible spirit of optimism, endeavour, teamwork & progress which are the fundamentals of human achievement.
And because my mortgage rises this month from £800pcm to £2,000, which I simply couldn’t afford to pay on a ministerial salary.
“That’s political economy 2.0.
“We’re in danger of making politics something only Hedge Fund Donors, young spin doctors and failed trade unionists can afford to do.”
Freeman, who has been the MP for Mid Norfolk since 2010, would have been receiving an annual salary of around £118,300.
That's 10k a month, by the way. Meaning that he's pleading poverty when he had 8,000 pounds a month to spend.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,278,660
Normally when people quit their jobs their income goes down. Curious to see how he will manage to pay that same mortgage with his new salary of £0/month.
tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 11 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,278,661
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He'll still be an MP, so he'll be earning £86k. He just loses the £31k extra you get being a minister — but now he's free to pursue outside work alongside being an MP.
Father Dave !RsSxeehGwc joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 4 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,278,714
Fun fact, career politician Nancy Pelosi has a net worth of $115 million - and that's not including her husband's wealth - on a $200,000 a year salary.
Yesterday she was on Meet The Press saying that protesters in America who are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza are spreading Russian propaganda (fuck knows how that amounts to Russian propaganda) and might be on Putin's payroll.