I dont assume our ministers get too much I know they get too much !
We pay for schools and hospitals and street lights and policing and firemen mostly from our community tax Teri,and we catered for that when younger,but now it is so high £1300.00 a year mine is,when I first was widowed it was £300 a year,10 years ago.And now they are taking even more from me in income tax,and only two small rises in the pension in those years.I have to say it Teri all this influx from the Europians is taking its toll on  us pensioners and the whole nation,because the Europians are very well looked after here compared to their own countries I dont blame them,anybody with half a brain would come here.But our parliament cannot keep taking from the brits its not right all the children in the Eu who have a parent here can claim the family allowance from here and it works out at millions and millions.Brown needs to get his act together before we go bankrupt and he goes back to Scotland who are doing very nicely right now ? Who will pick up the pieces then not the EU.

No Teri they will take my home first,and only the scottish pensioners will keep theirs.!
If I go into a home for any reason I will forfeit my home and any money I have.
If I live in Scotland they dont have to do that they can keep it and go into a home.Not fair is it since we are governed by a scot with scottish ministers to boot,all making it easy for themselves when they retire.What makes it worse is the english contribute to this scottish scheme.
It goes back a long way with the Scots Teri,I believe they actually hate us !

I know what children of today are like Teri lol
Yes we saved and saved hard and now the Scot is taking it all lol and yes we English are mad !

One has to actually Live here, to even try to understand, just what is happening to our own people!! ---
most of our M.Ps. are scottish and can Vote for scottish Laws!!  English M.Ps. cannot Vote on Scottish laws!!
 As for brown, he has never been Elected!!
 Today's newspaper's state ----- A Depression is now 95% possible -- IS THAT, GOOD NEWS FOR 'OUR'PEOPLE
 Petrol will be closing to £6 a gallon?? Thereby Denying, at least us older people -- The Use Of Their Cars???
 Tell us, Is THAT FAIR

Teri,the Scot got the job handed to him from Blair we had no say in it.
Not so long ago Teri before Eu,we had it all nationalised industries excellent jobs,houses hospitals and schools.Our forefathers worked and fought for that,as did we too,when all the migrants came here it was too many too soon we didnt cater now there is a crisis and he is short of funds,he is taxing everything and anything he can get his hands on,even the dead !!!! We here feel it is because of the influx of migrants(brothers and sisters) we dont even need,and the cost of them, that there are problems here financially,I only hope Brown goes before it is too late.
The person that stands up and speaks his or her mind  and speaks the truth,will get in, we need a leader and an honest one to boot ! sadly they are all whimps all scared of not being politically correct.

Mac, What is it that you feel is the fault of immigrant's ?

Phoenix, I can understand that you only want to think of your country, your pension etc. However, whether we like it or not we Europeans are linked together and in not too far a future we will have the same laws, prices, pensions etc. Although I must admit the idea of getting a basic pension would not at all please me! In many Euro-countries prices for food etc. are already the same. Ask your son, he will tell you that prices considerably have increased in Spain since the introduction of the Euro.