Geoffrey Settle Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Given the state the country is in and the downward spiral - what experience and credentials do MPs have to do the job? Can you remember any promises made by the MP you voted in made, was there any substance in what they said and now do or have done in the role? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Several years of experience at fiddling and conning the public that they are not. and as for credentials they have the same credentials i have for being proposed as the next pope. they are breathing. Do Parliamentary candidates make promises to get elected? or do they just come out with statements of what they intend to do given a chance and providing it does not go against the grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Come on Geoff, even you should know, that the majority of politicians are there as voting fodder, in compliance with the Party whip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 That's true but how much thought do we give as voters when we elect them and yes I know that we have no choice in their selection as candidates so is it surprising that we end up with the ones that we do? I'd suggest that the voters know little or nothing about them - so is it no wonder that many of them simply can't hack it when it comes to the crunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Folk generally vote for Parties; Parties are run by a minority, the rest just tag along for the salary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 That's true so your Donkey theory holds true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Well, the Labour Party is now a classic example: now run by a Marxist elite, with a majority of reluctant MPs just waiting for Comrade Corbyn to fail. Similarly, the Tory Party soldiers on with a failed Leader, with no one willing to take the hospital pass of taking her place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 All MPs really only pay lip service to the voters in order to get through a 4/5 years term in office & their policies are either ditched or watered down long before the next election is due. Unfortunately,the consequences of the Parliamentary actions that took us into Europe have been far reaching to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 At the end of the day Dave, it's a career choice; in many cases a career far more lucrative than most aspirants would secure in real life. All that's required is an affable personality, especially an ability to get on with those further up the food chain, in other words a "YES" person, without any personal convictions or beliefs. Which makes Jeremy an exception that proves the rule. These political hyenas are now awaiting another G/Election, and if Jeremy doesn't pull the rabbit out of the hat, they'll move in for the kill. However, JC seems to have them outflanked, as he has Momentum, with his young Red Guard ready to eliminate any revisionism. Until of course those young minds are changed by stark realities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 There is a vast army of advisers and special assistants waiting in the wings of most parties, just waiting for the nod that will give them a shot at becoming an MP.... the closer you are to the higher echelons of the party structure, the better your chances of getting shoe-horned into a safe seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 ...... not having had any experience of life or a proper job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 You wouldn't get away with it anywhere would you, maybe you could coach them hey Obs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted June 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Ok own up who has hacked into the UK Parliament's emails and committed a Cyber Crime? http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/parliament-hit-by-cyber-security-attack/ar-BBD74Rt?li=AAmiR2Z&ocid=spartandhp More importantly what did you find out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Who's been harassing who ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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