Exactly. Also this diatribe is a tory propaganda puckoid. Don't like or subscribe. Just tell everyone tories are cunts.

That wouldn't work. Sunak is a billionaire. He can afford to do the job for nothing more than the kudos and the opportunity to exploit the country for his own gain. But a decent person on 60 or 70 grand a year with a mortgage to pay will not even consider being abused by the press and half the population for a 50% pay cut.

The salary is a rounding error compared to what some make from speeches, consultancy and the like. 🤡 What your genius plan would do is exclude everyone except the already wealthy and those with rich backers. I can say that with 100% certainty because I've studied history and that's what it was like when MPs were unpaid.

I need to disagree with you (though I don't know on how many levels or to what extent on each level). Whilst there certainly are people "at the top" who really aren't cut out for it, often times, they are the right people, but the game that's being played, which they've played well (or at least, bothered to engage with) is what's messed up. It's the classic "don't hate the player, hate the game". There are "natural leaders", who're happy to make the decisions, own the consequences, put in the work, consult people and consider ideas they dislike and do what's necessary to get results and make progress. The issue is that the results and the progress they're charged with achieving is broadly detrimental to society and they're only permitted to make concessions for it, where it'll benefit "the shareholders". Playing a different game, those same people would still be "at the top", but achieving whatever the results demanded of them by making whatever decisions will bring about those results. The issue we [as always] face of course, is that we need some degree of those "at the top" to support changing the game, within the game they're playing and succeeding at.

Piffle. It's in the Tory mentality to be corrupt. The party motto could well be "s***w you, I'm doing alright. Just stay still a moment while I kick you in the b***s". Labour are all human - with all that that entails - but at least make an effort. Never forget, people get the politicians they deserve. After all, who does the voting?

Regular? I wish.

.you obviously didnt look hard enough during the queen's funeral !

This is true.

David Cameron being kidnapped by the Mexican drug cartels would be hilarious.

Stochastocracy. Wrote an essay promoting it for my A Level politics exam. D, before you ask.

I think you're right. Everybody needs an education in seeing beyond the surface charm and lies of the would-be politicians who put themselves forward: are they "in it to win it", or are they there to genuinely serve the public? Questions people often don't ask, instead looking at superficial traits like "lovable buffoon" and "blond ruffled hair"(!)

@@Skylark_Jones Exactly. I met Johnson years ago when he was just a lying journalist and I thought he was a noxious buffoon then. He should never have been allowed a newspaper column outside of the Beano, but again his network gave him access. However the electorate knew he was a lier, accepted he lied, believed his lies, and voted for the walking disaster... again more fool the electorate. I can't blame Boris for being a tool, it's just the way he is. I can blame those who facilitated and voted for him.

Well informed electorates need a 4th estate doing its job. It patently isn't doing its job. The tory press shamelessly boosted then shamelessly tore down Truss. The journalism is as bad as the politics.

@@liamhickey359 100% the worst thing that ever happened was the 24 hour news cycle. we now have 23 hours of speculation and opinion and one hour of news. People cant tell the difference.

We didn't though. The Toerags got 60% of the HoC with 40% of the votes.