Politiker trinken „billigen Alkohol am Arbeitsplatz“, während ein grüner Abgeordneter den Pint-Preis in Frage stellt
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/hannah-spencer-westminster-drinking-starmer-37182233
Von denyer-no1-fan
Politiker trinken „billigen Alkohol am Arbeitsplatz“, während ein grüner Abgeordneter den Pint-Preis in Frage stellt
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/hannah-spencer-westminster-drinking-starmer-37182233
Von denyer-no1-fan
45 Kommentare
We can’t expect our leaders to make good decisions when they’re *sober*, can we?
Yeah she’s got a great point, I don’t want the people making decisions that effect all of us anywhere near intoxicated.
If any one of us turned up and drank at work, I guarantee we would be out the door before the beverage was finished.
I find it outrageous that MPs are allowed to drink on the job. You would get fired for this in any other profession. It’s things like this that destroy public trust in politicians.
Those saying everyone else would be fired have clearly never been in the city at lunchtime on any given weekday.
Hopefully she will keep on about it. They are there to work not get pissed on taxpayer subsidised booze.
It used to be acceptable in offices to come back a little drunk on a Friday afternoon maybe. These guys are having a pint with breakfast…
I work a shitty minimum wage job yet I’m expected to turn up to work sober and subject to random testing, why aren’t these clowns being tested and prosecuted for being intoxicated while in a position of responsibility. Didn’t they test the waste water under Westminster and found it laced with coke?
Probably thinks it should be a legal crack den instead
a beer at lunch or a single glass of wine isn’t bad but if the mps are getting sloshed what the hell are we even doing here
Bruh click the link and 75% of my screen is ads, get fucked holy shit.
Blimey, some in-denial alcoholics showed up to this post.
Edit: Also a bunch of delusional people who think MPs are just having a pint in a day.
God it’s such a boring schtick – „Despite being a politician and a brazen and mendacious opportunist, I am different and above all the other brazen and mendacious political opportunists..“
She is going to bang this drum into the ground. And she’s a plumber BTW did you know ?
I find the defence people make for politicians drinking on the job to be so bizarre. I used to work at a business that contractually could breathalyse us at any time randomly, and, if we were found to be under the influence of alcohol, we’d face disciplinary action. That job was in a waxwork museum. I’d like to think our elected officials are being held to a higher standard than the minimum wage staff of a waxwork museum.
I’m slightly astonished at the number of people who are totally fine with MP’s drinking at work. In their tax payer subsidised work bar.
Yes, when I had a temp job moving office furniture we used to go for lunchtime beers. But now, in a job which has actual responsibility and requires thinking? Don’t be ridiculous.
Suggestion:
Shot of whiskey when entering the chamber – compulsory.
Pint before start of debate – compulsory.
Any beverage like tea, coffee, fruit juices to be fortified with rum – compulsory.
Any water serving must be 1 measure of water and 2 measures of wine – compulsory.
Can’t think of more, please suggest.
It’s double standards when MPs can drink cheaper drinks in Westminster than the public can in local pubs, maybe they would understand the cost of living a little better if they had to pay normal pub prices too…
The bigger issue is why politicians are drinking alcohol during the working day before making decisions/voting that affect the country?? Seems bizarre
Rather than trying to drag the politicians down with us we should demand our right to government subsidised pints on the job, seems like it will make work more tolerable tbh.
One thing no one seems to have picked up on is that MPs network, socialise and also entertain in the estate. Quite a few of the bars are also open to anyone on the estate, I think that’s around 10,000 people who can use them.
It’s a largely private and secure environment, remember this isn’t a factory job making widgets.
The prices are also more comparable to cheap pubs such as a Spoons.
you do all realise that her point isn’t „a pint with lunch“ or a „quick one after a long day“, don’t you? if you literally *stink* of alcohol, you’ve not just had one drink.
are we really that fucking obsessed with our drinking culture that we’re fine with the people we’ve elected to make the decisions that effect our lives being drunk when they do so?
If the conditioner in parliament don’t reflect the country, then we don’t have decision makers in touch with the people of the country.
the ole 5th column is in and playing their role nicely
Pints are a good bit cheaper in my local football clubs social club as well
I just went to watch the clip on YouTube and to be honest it just represents everything I hate about politics.
“I’m not going to answer that question at all, but let me read off my notes a pre-prepared line I was going to say no matter what you asked with a stupid joke written by a coked up spin doctor.”
PMQs is a joke, our Parliament is a joke, I want every politician who behaves this way to get forcibly chucked out of the building, fuck them all.
And they laughed at her….let them eat cake attitude again from all parties….that reform numpty behind her couldn’t shut up…
Weird that you’re not allowed to be in control of a vehicle whilst under the influence of alcohol, but you are allowed to be in control of an entire country of almost 70 million people.
Can we have a subsidised bar for staff in our hospitals please….pretty please
Well said on her part. I feel like if you defend politicians getting pissed on the job, I dont have to take you seriously.
All the people and politicians defending this as a pint and lunch, I have a simple solution
All MPs sign a charter agreeing to randomised regular alcohol testing
Anybody over the legal drink drive limit at work must resign immediately (and pay the cost of the test)
They can all happily have their pint at work
I’m not against the commons having a bar, most MPs can’t just go to local on an evening without getting hounded and if they did (unless they’re a certain few) they’d get lambasted in the press for it anyway.
However there should be a line between work and pissed.
If I tried to work pissed I’d be fired and possibly charged with misconduct in a public office.
She is going to make some enemies with this statement lol
They need to drink cheap booze coz cocaine costs so much nowadays. Ask Gove!
watch the clip of her asking about this at PMQs. it’s disgusting. they just mock her for daring to say that it’s not appropriate to drink in work hours
This thread is filled with people saying “lots of jobs allow a pint at lunch!” While completely missing the point.
1. This particular job shouldn’t be one of them!
2. It’s quite clearly not just a pint at lunch.
Might be a bit out of date, but a pint of beer used to cost 60p in the Commons bar while in London at the time it was about £3.
A very nice steak meal with salad was a fiver…👌
No wonder they can’t make decent decisions about the cost of living for the wider population.
God, the Westminster culture is ass.
Like, there was literally no reason for Starmer to respond to a genuine question with a dig at somebody entirely unrelated to the question, but it happens every time, and is met by guffaws from the drunk old men who are meant to be running the country
Also didn’t answer the question, this flavour of politics is such an embarrassment, and one we’re embarrassingly familiar with
Honestly, I don’t mind if they have a couple of pints while on a break at work. But it should only be a couple and I understand why people object even to that.
What I do mind is what they’re charged in the commons bar while I’m doing my brains on a pint in Manchester city centre
The government want to destroy the pub industry because the pub is one of the few places left where strangers can talk to one another about the government without surveillance. And of course they’re subsidising themselves with our money to enjoy what we can’t. Imagine the reaction if a warehouse worker crushed a 4 pack of Thatchers on the job.
The traditional parties have grown too big for their boots. They’re supposed to be our representatives but have turned themselves into the elites – they think they’re feudal barons and lords and are above our mere plebian rules. The whole system is a corrupt hive of roaches and I hope more politicians from upstart parties shine a light so we can see them scuttle.
Well I’m glad she’s focusing on the really important issues effecting her constituents. There’s a whiff of puritan about this. I dont really want to be subsidising the bar, but also I dont really care they have a drink on site when hours are long (maybe issue needing more attention).
Won’t somebody think of the MPs! They can’t be seen drinking cheap booze!
And all the drunks mocked her and laughed spit in her direction.
Bunch of coked up drunks.
Random drink and drug tests like other workplaces.
I’m inclined to agree with her.
I enjoy a pint and love finding weird and wonderful beers but it’s something I do as a leisure in my own time.
I think you should be locked in when on the clock. When you’re working your time is not your own.
You’ll never get them to go without drinking, it would be interesting to know what percentage are alcoholics, let them eat and drink. But instead of it being subsidised, charge them greatly inflated prices unclaimable on expenses.
It’s insane that we hold people who have to suffer on minimum wage to higher standards than the people who literally run the country
Some of the few businesses in the UK that allow smoking as well, by being royal palaces.
It wasn’t so long ago that most industries the workers would get hammered at lunch, have a cheeky chunder, then go back to work. I guess there weren’t too many ways to numb the pain of an existential crisis and jobs + home stress.