George Osborne has been appointed editor of the London Evening Standard (Report,theguardian.com, 17 March) – probably at a very high salary. This is in addition to the £650k a year of work he does for the BlackRock hedge fund. He also has an extensive list of registered MP’s interests, and with large sums of money involved. He was the highest-earning MP for 2016. All in addition to his MP’s salary. Apart from the sheer greed of the man,it makes me wonder when he gets the time to carry out the ordinary work of an MP, as well as representing his constituents properly.
Jake Pepper[br]Wallasey, and Merseyside• Mr Osborne will work four days a week at the Evening Standard as editor,a stressful full-time job. He also works one day a week with BlackRock, leaving nights and weekends for speechmaking, or the US thinktank,his family company, his constituents, and attending parliament as an MP. This is not mentioning a enormous conflict of interest. Clearly he cannot remain as an MP,which demands total commitment to the people he represents and the country.
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Source: theguardian.com