I think it works like this:Politicians are chosen by the public.
Politicians work for the public.
Politicians represent the public.
Therefore politicians are self-employed and are their own clients, and those clients determine their wages.
Edit: it seems IPSA set the pay level, since 2010. How they decide, I don't know. (That stuff about consulting 'certain bodies' only seems to apply to expenses.)
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Politicians work for the public.
Politicians represent the public.
Therefore politicians are self-employed and are their own clients, and those clients determine their wages.
Edit: it seems IPSA set the pay level, since 2010. How they decide, I don't know. (That stuff about consulting 'certain bodies' only seems to apply to expenses.)