Cheap pensions

Was Nigel Griffiths's extramarital sex in the Commons his total achievement for his million-pound pension? For every £1 million pension MPs enjoy, they pay less than £100,000, with poor taxpayers paying the rest.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Feb 2010, 20:46 BST

Updated 5th Feb 2010, 20:50 BST

Public-sector pensions and conditions cannot be changed while MPs' pensions cost taxpayers such a fortune. MPs must demand, immediately, a change to a contributions-based scheme.

FINLAY McNAUGHTAN

Kirkdene Place

Glasgow

MPs