Remarks haunt Mr Douglas
PA Wellington Members of Parliament should be made to retire after 18 years in Parliament “at the most,” the Minister of Finance, Mr Douglas, wrote in his book, "There’s Got to be a Better Way,” seven years ago. “By that time they will have run out of any ideas they might have had. Pack them off elsewhere where they might still be able to do some good,” he said. “Or simply send them out to grass by altering the superannuation scheme. It will be worth the extra expense in the long run.” Mr Douglas reminded the press of his 1980 musings on an invitation to attend drinks next week to celebrate the anniversary of his eighteenth year in Parliament. “Those comments were a bit tongue-in-cheek,” Mr Douglas said. “Bpt the point I was trying to make and which I still stand by is that if M.P.s run out of energy and don’t feel they have anything to contribute, they should not feel obliged to hang around.”
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