
POLICING minister Kit Malthouse has complained that the rising cost of living will be “tricky” for his household — despite his salary of £115,824 and a recent pay rise for all MPs of £2,212.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, which sets MPs’ pay, announced last month that MPs’ salaries would rise by 2.7 per cent to £84,144.
Richard Lloyd, Ipsa’s chair, said it was “right that MPs are “paid fairly.”

ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty

The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?