AIBU to wonder if a stay-at-home mum could become an MP?

From what you've said, your only interest is in providing for families with SAHMs at the expense of disabled people and anyone else you consider "undeserving". You sound quite out of touch with what life is like for the majority of families with 2 working parents, and don't want to return to the 1940s.

Well Reform, who I dislike, does have several prominent women. Laila Cunningham - 48yo, former lawyer. So not young or SAHM though... Linden Kemkaran - Late 50s, Previously worked as a reporter, news planner, and producer at BBC and as a private secretary within the Ministry of Defence. Sarah Pochin - again late 50s, former Mayor of Cheshire East (2021–2022), former local councillor, and former magistrate for 20 years. Previously worked for firms including Shell International .

So Reform do want women but their template seems to be older with more career experience and not in stuff like publishing. OP could surely have a go though and might be successful.

There is a financial incentive, you save on childcare costs

Reform were running a campaign where I live which was literally sloganned "No Experience Necessary" for councillors for the local elections. So it's more than possible to get into politics at any stage.

I'd rather vote for someone with your background than someone who is a multimillionaire because I think you'd be more likely to understand the concerns I have than they would. Find a party you align with and see what you can do in the way of volunteering maybe?

Also if you do go as far as making it to a ballot paper - FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PUBLISH YOUR INTENTIONS. In our ward yesterday there were six candidates and no election material from any of them, not even a short published statement. They didn't even all have a photo.

But the research doesn't really back you up with regard to the benefits of having a SAHP. The benefits are primarily in terms of lifestyle for the individual parents rather than outcomes or wellbeing for the children, or benefits for our wider society.

And as an employer, I don't really want to have to deal with a load of employees who are not well enough to work being forced back into the workplace because of some sort of political ideology. I have seen the immensely negative impact that this can have on the rest of the team. Our workplace is not a daycare centre. We are not qualified to provide specialist mental health support. And dealing with colleagues who have significant mental health problems takes a huge of time and attention away from our actual work leading to reduced productivity. Can you articulate how exactly how forcing many more people into the workplace when they are not well enough to function is actually going to benefit them as individuals, the people around them or our wider society?

So you’d have to rely on benefits? I’m not sure that taking your children into poverty is something the state wants or needs. Your ex is extremely unlikely to give you a penny more than he needs to.

She is in the majority party at the council and her constituents still need her to pester her colleagues to deal with dog mess? Perhaps she should look to other parties to get cross party support in order for it to be dealt with without the need for pestering, if her party colleagues won’t?

How? Parents can work and raise perfectly responsible 'normal' chidren

In fact the way you are answering questions without anything to back them up make be question how serious you are it

There is when you are trying to teach that using an archaic familial stereotype, yes. Women have fought so hard towards equality and you think we should wipe all we've achieved. Shame on you.

I think you are getting a lot of harsh responses .

You are 30 , you have opinions and have time to gain life experiences which will reinforce your views , or make things more nuanced , or perhaps change your opinions entirely . As others have said volunteering is probably the first step .

I wish you luck , I respect your courage to consider having a go at improving the UK - it certainly needs help. Some of those criticising you probably wouldn’t hold their nose and jump as you are considering doing

But can't you understand that it would only benefit high earners?
If a couple earn 30k each ( an average wage.) Even with tax cuts they couldn't afford for one parent to stay at home. Your policy will only help those people who are already in a fairly privileged position. And it is taking money away from people who are much worse off and do need it

So who will do the jobs where people aren’t paid enough to be the sole earner? Nurses, teachers, police officers, none of those professions at entry level are paid enough to sustain a family on their own and the tax cut needed would be more than the salary they receive.

OP, of course it’s possible, but you would need to start in local politics - and also then be the best person when it comes to choosing the candidate. There is quite a lot of competition for becoming an MP, though.

@Questionsssss you are ignoring questions about single mothers that a few posters asked in various forms. You can't ignore your electorate like that as a politician. Do we increase support for them too to comfortably stay at home with their teens?

I agree people need to work less and spend more time with their kids

May I ask you a question though: do you think most mothers should not do paid work? Or maybe part-time but not in very demanding jobs?

Not really in all honesty. You almost always need the backing of a party so you would need to join and go through all their selection processes. Independents normally have significant community involvement over a long period of time or a specific hook, or were previously in a party and are known names.

How does staying at home and not in paid work benefit society more?

Well yes, obviously , one needs time on their hands to go around, speak to people, pay for their transport and engage with various places

I think OP you might be a good candidate

Well how does you being sahm qualify you to do the job? If you cant answer that i cant imagine voting then