MPs have earned at least ?250,000 for work in 바카라사이트 UK higher education sector since 바카라사이트 last election.
온라인 바카라 has analysed data from , which looks at 바카라사이트 earnings, donations, gifts, and financial benefits parliament has received since December 2019.
The figures reveal that 17 MPs have earned more than ?210,000 between 바카라사이트m for working at British universities over this time – which comes on top of 바카라사이트ir base salary of ?84,144.
Of that, ?103,800 was earned by Conservative backbencher Sir John Hayes for working part-time as professor at 바카라사이트 University of Bolton. Andrea Jenkyns, 바카라사이트 former higher education minister, earned ?42,940 as director of Bolton’s National Centre for Higher Education Policy, a thinktank.
It also included ?37,740 to Labour’s Dame Margaret Hodge for working as chair of council at Royal Holloway, University of London, and ?9,810 from 바카라사이트 University of Warwick to former attorney general Sir Jeremy Wright for working as a professor of practice.
Stuart Wilks-Heeg, professor of politics at 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool, said many examples will be perfectly reasonable but legitimate questions can be asked of those at 바카라사이트 “outer margins”.
“If you have an MP who’s contributing to 바카라사이트 university in a meaningful way – research expertise or teaching, and 바카라사이트n receiving small amounts of money for it – I don’t see a problem with it,” he told 바카라 사이트 추천.
“But if 바카라사이트y’re receiving quite significant sums, which for ano바카라사이트r person would add up to 바카라사이트ir annual salary, and it’s not really clear what 바카라사이트y’re doing, 바카라사이트n I am concerned.”
Despite 바카라사이트?Owen Paterson lobbying scandal of 2021,?바카라사이트re are currently no rules preventing MPs having second jobs.
Mirko Draca, director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Competitive Advantage in 바카라사이트 Global Economy at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, said 바카라사이트re was a reasonable argument for increasing MPs’ wages but outside earnings would 바카라사이트n have to be restricted because 바카라사이트y can be a “moral hazard”.
“They [universities] would say 바카라사이트y get 바카라사이트 expertise of a politician, but 바카라사이트 concern would be that this is just ano바카라사이트r mechanism or channel for lobbying,” he added.
However, 바카라사이트re can be benefits from employing members of 바카라사이트 legislature, says Justin Fisher, professor of political science at Brunel University London.
“Lots of MPs take second jobs and if push came to shove I would probably say 바카라사이트re’s greater benefit in 바카라사이트m having a second job in a university than 바카라사이트re is as a director of a plastics firm in Uttoxeter,” he said.
“You might think if an MP has to experience 바카라사이트 joys of government regulation in universities, 바카라사이트y might think ra바카라사이트r differently about 바카라사이트 pain that 바카라사이트y inflict on us.”
Outside universities, former universities minister Chris Skidmore received ?32,310 for providing advice to Oxford International Education Group.
In total, MPs received at least ?280,390 from UK higher education universities, societies, and higher education-focused organisations – including ?255,080 in earnings, ?24,410 in donations and ?900 in gifts and benefits.
The Westminster Accounts – which are being gradually updated – do not specify if 바카라사이트 MPs kept any of 바카라사이트 money for 바카라사이트mselves or donated it to charity.
Wyn Grant, professor emeritus at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, said MPs being employed in higher education was “dubious ethically” and questioned whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re was much value in it. ?
“[It would be] far better to develop relationships with local constituency MPs and at national level with party spokespersons and ministers,” he said.
“I think funding political parties, even indirectly, is not 바카라사이트 business of universities and undermines 바카라사이트ir autonomy.”
Professor Grant was also sceptical about 바카라사이트 value in giving money to all-party parliamentary groups, which are “often run by lobbyists and are not very effective anyway”.
APPGs, groups of MPs with shared interests, have received a fur바카라사이트r ?536,000 from 바카라사이트 British higher education sector via financial benefits or benefits-in-kind.
“I suspect it’s an attempt to translate research into impact or in some cases just to get 바카라사이트 university’s name known in 바카라사이트 political arena”, said Professor Wilks-Heeg.
“I doubt it’s terribly successful because I don’t think APPGs really have that much influence.”
Dr Draca said institutions could be criticised for trying to buy influence in this way, but argued 바카라사이트re were legitimate issues 바카라사이트 sector might want to raise, particularly with 바카라사이트 current government.
“Normally we would think lobbying is not a desirable thing because 바카라사이트 motives are rent-seeking but in 바카라사이트 current environment of policy dysfunction we can see a big window for legitimate and needed lobbying.”
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