One would not know at this stage as to what the British citizens would think about the thought process of Boris Johnson and most probably he would not care about what his countrymen and those who voted for him in the election and those who elected him as the Prime Minister would think.
by N.S.Venkataraman
Strange things are happening these days all over the world. A number of people say something or act in a way that are not appropriate, considering their position in their family , society , government or their age. It appears that Britain is not an exception to this global trend.
Many people must have been surprised , when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was reported to have said that he would resign from the position of Prime Minister of Britain , since he is not satisfied with his pay packet. However, many people think that his pay packet is not low considering the living standards in Britain and level of earnings of millions of Britishers, who are being governed by the British Prime Minister.
Perhaps, one may not have heard any other Prime Minister or President of any country in the world express such views. No one would weigh the position of Prime Minister or President in terms of pay packet.
Is not that position so responsible and respectable , that it would amount to crazy thinking if someone would judge the position in terms of pay packet?
One can understand if a professional at any level would want to quit a job and change to new one, if he would not be satisfied with the pay packet. A professional mostly work for his own satisfaction and to meet his personal and family interests, while functioning in any job. In most cases, if the professional discharging his duties would benefit the country or the society , it would be incidental. Everyone accepts that the professional is entitled to have expectations with regard to the pay packet. But, this cannot be said about a politician , who is supposed to be in public life and day in and day out say and promise that he would want to serve the country and even by sacrificing his interests.
No politician would contest in the election, stating that he would want to earn money and therefore, the people should vote for him in the election. If he would say this, one can be sure that he would be defeated and defeated by huge margin.
Every politician including the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have made promises of doing good to the country and seeking positions of power claiming that he is in public life to serve the national cause. Certainly, at every opportunity , Boris Johnson would have said during his election campaign that he would do this or that for the country and nothing about his personal expectations regarding his pay packet.
While people believe and vote for a politician during an election thinking that he would serve the country as promised, it would be dishonest if a politician would get elected and then occupy position in the government and then complain that his pay packet is inadequate. If he would make such complaint, then he would be accused of concealing his real intentions when he campaigned during the election.
By stating that his pay packet is not bigger than what he was earning before becoming the Prime Minister and wanting to quit the Prime Minister’s post now to earn more elsewhere, Boris Johnson has not created a praiseworthy standard for British Prime Minister. This is particularly surprising , since a British Prime Minister is acting in this way, since he is leading the British government . People all over the world think that the British Parliament is the Mother of Parliaments because the British Parliament has been the model for most other parliamentary systems, and its Acts have created many other parliaments.
One would not know at this stage as to what the British citizens would think about the thought process of Boris Johnson and most probably he would not care about what his countrymen and those who voted for him in the election and those who elected him as the Prime Minister would think.
If Boris Johnson would care , then he would not have complained about his pay packet , which amount to belittling the prestige and status and thought process of a British Prime Minister.
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