To think no politicians care at all

I hope our former MP makes it back to the Houses of Parliament - he has done so much for our town that had been ignored by the previous two MPs for Labour for years. He has been fighting to get our A&E reinstated as the nearest A&E 15 miles away can't cope with the larger geographic area it is expected to cover. He has started flood control projects to protect areas devastated by recent severe flooding, he is campaigning for a new motorway slip road to ease congestion in the town and many other projects. But his hands were tied by the local council being predominantly Labour run - who spent some of the funds received on projects which were wasteful to say the least.
Even if Labour are in power tomorrow - I hope we will still have a little patch of blue - many people are voting for this man because of the sterling work he has done for the home town and district that he loves. This ethos is something
that many other MPs should follow but don't!

@jawjaw Unfortunately my interactions with politicians have not been overly positive, but I hope I am proven wrong and meet some of the more effective ones. I am sure that some MPs and local councillors work very hard in their role.

I agree that the politicians who dominate the headlines will likely be those who are controversial or involved in a scandal, so it can come across that all of them are tarred with the same brush.

I also agree with the the poster who suggested that social media has had a negative impact on politics- although populist politics has always occurred, it seems to have ramped up with the rise of social media. I think this means that a lot more time and attention is taken up on image and away from the actual work than ever before.

They are too influenced by headlines and Twitter nonsense - just f…ing ignore it and stop pandering to idiots.

BUT then you get the mugs public going along with the nonsense -the worst thing was T May sorting the elderly care issue -then the oldies who would have most benefitted believed Labour when they called it a dementia tax wtf really do you oldies (I’m one) really think you aren’t at risk -unbelievable idiocy -MPs don’t have a hope with idiots for constituents.

Some are great .. some are dreadful .. some are thieves, some are defrauders, some care, some lie etc

Try to meet the ones on your local area, check the voting record, talk to them. I don’t like my local Tory MP, I don’t like his voting record, and I don’t like that what he says on his electoral leaflets does not match what he has actually done in parliament

I think it’s wrong to say they are all that same, or they all don’t care .. there are some good people out there

Your friends haven't awoken to reality and probably never will. We are pitted against eachother with partisan politics to prevent us seeing the real problem....

I 100% agree with your entire post.... We are all slaves to capitalism, there is no choice for us... even the water we need to live comes at a price.... They absolutely are all the same and that has become transparently clear with kier starmer, he isn't even good at hiding it.... the entire thing is a farse

Jess Phillips?

@Saintmariesleuth I agree it’s probably true that the good ones don’t make it into the Westminster inner circle. But that inner circle is small. Outside it are a majority of MPs just slogging away, answering 300 emails a day (some of them life threatening) going to meetings in the evenings, dealing with constituents issues of every single conceivable type, all of them demanding action and response. On top of that, umpteen late nights and committees in parliament. It is incredibly time consuming, hard work for which an MP is rarely thanked and often threatened. On top of that, many of them are earning less than they could do outside parliament.

We see a handful of the same politicians in the media. Those at the top, and those who have broken the rules. It’s a bit like believing that all actors are rich. In the meantime the majority just get on with their life. One day you will really need an MPs help and perhaps only then you will realise.

Me too.

I remember how happy I was in 1997. Not feeling like that this time.

@Oblomov24 really, all of them? Every last one?

What trough? The backhanders trough? I honestly think most do it for the kudos and the power.

I feel similarly OP- you only have to look back at the various 'sleaze' stories, backhanders and expenses scandals to feel quite dispirited.

I think there are a few who genuinely want to serve their constituency, but I suspect that these are rarely the ones who make it in to the Westminster inner circle.

I do. They are all grim, out for themselves.

Well I can't see into Keir Starmers soul. But I've read the manifesto and if he can bring about even some of the things in it, thats good enough for me. Whether he cares or not (personally I think he does. He's a wealthy successful man, so why else would be front a party that will prioritise the needs of the disadvantaged over the wishes of the priveleged? Counter intuitive, surely?) Whether he cares is largely irrelevant. It's his actions not his emotions I'm interested in.

@Jutemat what trough do they have their noses in though? Most of them will be earning less and working longer hours than their usual jobs.

There are some corrupt MPs, yes and we have had way more unprincipled politicians in the last 14 years. But the majority stick to the rules. For every Boris Johnson there are 50 decent and civilised politicians.

Seriously, get in touch with your constituency MP. Email them a question, go to a meeting, ask to meet them at the Houses of Parliament for a tour. You will most likely find someone earnest, conscientious and committed to their job.

They all want their noses in the trough and will say anything to get votes.

They are egotists, they want people to pander to them. Thats worth more to them than money.

Everyone saying they could earn more in a different job is forgetting to factor in expenses and the backhanders which every party has been guilty of in the past.

They all the same...I feel old but there no difference between labour and Tory....I promise you in 5 years you want a change ...they both the same.

Most trends in social and economic indicators are upwards - the number of people who have a vested interest in concealing that increases at election time.

Capitalism determines who allocates capital in the economy (private individuals or government). We have a mixed economy. If you think that's bad then read about the crushing joylessness and corruption of communism, not to mention the prisons and gulags.

The political system isn't perfect and would probably benefit from better quality politicians. But that seems to be a problem in most countries.

Our previous Labour MPwas amazing, she did a lot for local people. Shame she got ousted and retired.

Well my local mps all took 5k so a company could put up masts outside people's houses.
One also voted against FSM for the less fortunate during lockdown.
The independent voted to put 3000 houses on the green belt even though he was voted in because he campaigned against it.
He was the deciding vote.
So I assume he took some form of cash donation to sell everyone out.
They all just do whatever is they want and not what the constituents want, even though they are supposed to represent us.

@needhelpwiththisplease can you say exactly what it is that an MP gets out of the job that you object to?

I'm not voting for anyone today.
They are all in it for themselves