not the salary itself
the way he held himself out to be a commoner, salt of the earth type innit, fighting for the working man.

whilst ripping off cheap rent and coining in a fortune.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:45, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

Well he was a commoner, salt of the earth type
And his job was to fight for the working man, which I understand he was quite good at.
I thought you lot generally thought being good at what you do deserves good remuneration?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:50, Reply)

no he wasn't
he was a big fat dinosaur slob whose lifestyle didn't match his "principles".
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:52, Reply)

As I understand it, his "principles" were that working people should be paid and treated fairly
Being paid well himself fits pretty well with that principle.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:56, Reply)

i don't care about his pay
I care that he held London to ransom and I care that he was a hypocrite
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:59, Reply)

Or to put it another way, he was good at his job

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:00, Reply)

You are a fucking idiot

(Captain Give-A-Fuck #internetpals4eva, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:00, Reply)

he was a selfish prick who stood in the way of progress and modernisation
he showed quite clearly why unions should eb banned
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:01, Reply)

Yes dear, unions are all about being selfish

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:10, Reply)

well bob, made life misery for millions to get absurd pay and condions forced through for his few members
ergo, selfish
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:12, Reply)

Absurd?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:19, Reply)

£40k plus for opening a closing some doors, bonuses for just doing they're job, extra days off etc etc

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:21, Reply)

Providing an essential service for Londoners.
I don't see you complaining when higher earners, such as bankers, get bonuses "just for doing they're job"
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:24, Reply)

im not paying it through ticket prices am I?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:30, Reply)

You do still pay for it indirectly though
when commodities are traded the profit that they make will be passed down to you as a consumer.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:45, Reply)

That's capitalism innit
The tube drivers pay is just theft
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:48, Reply)

life misery for millions a bunch of self aggrandising pricks leave the house a bit earlier
(Captain Give-A-Fuck #internetpals4eva, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:23, Reply)

London keeps this country a float, you should fucking thank us

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:24, Reply)

The tube service keeps London afloat, you should fucking thank Bob Crow

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:24, Reply)

for stopping it when he has a sulk?
It's TFL that keeps it running Bob did ecverything he could to fuck it up
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:31, Reply)

You don't believe that happy employees are better for their employers?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:35, Reply)

there is happy and there is taking the fucking piss
Clearly the RMT have been brainwashed to believe they deserve more and more and more.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:37, Reply)

Or perhaps you have been brainwashed to believe that blue collar workers deserve less and less and less

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:39, Reply)

they earn £40k plus and bonuses when the average wage is what £28k?
I think they get plenty
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:41, Reply)

Is that plenty in London?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:43, Reply)

£28 or £40k?
You could live on £28k, £40k would be loads for these people
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:44, Reply)

"For these people"?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:45, Reply)

The kind of people that don't mind living somewhere cheap and going on tacky package holidays and consider Nandos to be a restaurant etc
They have low overheads.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:47, Reply)

prick

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:52, Reply)

Upset^

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 12:02, Reply)

I'm actually agreeing with you on something.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:52, Reply)

You should pay more attention to me
I make a lot of sense
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:59, Reply)

It does.
People generally don't appreciate rich people living in council houses that are supposed to be provided for the poor. Or are you too busy playing devil's advocate to recognise this rather simple distinction?
( Kroney, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:55, Reply)

He's a terrible hand ringing trool

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 10:56, Reply)