I want to become an MP

[AddisonForbesMontgomery]

Just that

I haven’t been able to say it to anyone in real life, I’m so interested in politics, I belong to a political party, I am watching/reading every thing I can on this election debate.

I believe I could speak for those who would elect me, I believe I could do it, but I’m so scared of failure and making such a big change in my life, if it all went wrong then (as I would have to quit my job) i’d literally have nothing.

Have you looked at being a local councillor first ?

I think youre getting ahead of yourself. You need to get selected as a PPC first and that might or might not be possible. Does your party currently have the seat? Is the current mp likely to stand down?

And so what if you lose? Thinknof what you could do if you won! Nothing ventured nothing gained.

Have you seen modern family when Clare runs for local council?

Can you leave your brain outside and vote just as the leaders tell you to?

If you can't then no political party will have you.

I am also very interested in the current political debate and am a member of a political party. I think you are very brave and I admire you for feeling so strongly that you want to actually be an MP. I always think that I can't really fathom how people decide to do that as it's not an easy job, it usually sacrifices a lot of family / relationship time and these days there is so much public criticism and trolling it's quite scary at times for many MPs, especially women. I admire anyone who will think of doing it, especially if their heart's in the right place and it's not a power trip. You probably have a long way to go, but it can be done.

Deep clean your social media as far back as you can. Just in case.

I think it's great that you want to get involved in politics. But bear in mind that there are 650ish seats in the UK Parliament, and most of them will have three or four candidates standing at least, many will have more. The odds of failure (which you say you're scared of) are far higher than the odds of success.

Of course so much depends on constituency location and party. Most people have normal jobs, stand for election (often several times as they work towards getting selected in a winnable seat) and quit their job when they are elected. At the other end of the process, when you lose an election you and all your staff are out of a job literally overnight. Politics is for the dedicated, I couldn't do it.

Are you saying you're a self serving prick without a soul? Because you come across as too nice to be an MP

What life experience do you have?

Any skeletons in the closet? Does any partner or immediate family have any skeletons?

What work experience do you have that fits?

Do you have young dc? Caring responsibilities?

My understanding is it's very long hours, not very family friendly for women in particular. As a voter I want an Mp that knows what it's like to have it tough, who has rounded life experience, who understands the local as well as national issues, who won't end up distracted or acting corruptly due to trying to keep skeletons hidden, who doesn't have investments or business interests than can lead to a conflict of interest.

Just for starters...

First of all, you need to get involved in your party locally - attend meetings, campaign, canvas, etc. Do they need candidates for the local council elections? Attend the party conference regularly.

No one needs to give up work to stand for parliament (or to be a local councillor - meetings are in the evenings and they pay expenses). If you were eventually elected as an MP, and then lost at a future election, they do pay redundancy, so you would just go back into the workforce as if you had lost a normal job.