/2 Stella thinks women MPs who have babies are being badly treated when they are no differently to any other mothers who are self-employed, as MPs are. Indeed they are treated BETTER because they keep their full £77k pay even if they take 6 months off work to care for their baby
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/3 Most self-employed new mothers aren’t entitled to anything more than the statutory maternity pay pittance. They also face losing their work if they take months off, which MPs don’t.
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/4 Stella could pay someone else to do much of her job for her while she is on maternity leave. The only real issue is voting in Parliament, where clearly the rules need to be changed to allow proxy voting.
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/5 I’m also not sure what Alabama abortion rights and LGBT protests outside schools have to do with MPs’ maternity leave but hey ho. Parliament needs to join the 21st century but let’s not pretend MPs who want to care for their babies are victims. They’re not.
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I think your missing the point. It's not always about the money. It is about wanting to spend time with your child and not worrying about what will happen to your career whilst you are not at work.
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Poor woman, how did she think ordinary working women like me managed when we were back at work when the baby was 3 months old, no term time working and had to take leave if the child was sick. We were healthier and built of tougher stuff then
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MPs are very important remember, what with that nice income, expenses allowance, days off when you like and regular big recesses that proves they are far more important than you or I and deserve sympathy and even more special treatment.
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I was going to like this, then thought ‘what if he isn’t being sarcastic?’
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She knew what the job was when she signed up to her £70k plus salary .lots more women juggling busy work and family lives on a lot less money .
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She is lucky to have the choice. Men do not.
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Wouldnt class this as 'heartbreaking'.
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