All jokes aside, we do have a serious political problem in the UK with too many people entering politics for their own nefarious purposes and financial gain.
If we look at the reform councillors, the way they talk to other people is absolutely vile. The ones in Suffolk made a big deal about "we're not talking to the press...we won't answer questions from the public." they didn't even publicly announce any single policy yet still got voted in.
What reform haven't recognised is that to win a general election, you need to get people to vote for you who ordinarily wouldn't, and when you do get elected, you have to recognise you are the elected representative of everyone in your district, not just the ones who voted for you.
A few years ago, I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger interviewed on stage, and he was asked about being governor, and he said although he was a republican governor, he never lost sight of the fact that he was there to represent the people who voted for the democrats. He said the first thing he did was set up a cigar lounge (!!) near the capital, and invite everyone down to use it. He reckoned it was the time when he could sit and talk to other people one on one and ask "hey what are your priorities and how can I help you achieve them?" and then "these are my priorities, can you help me?" which shows how collaborative it should be.
My own local councillor voted for in May is a Tory. I didn't vote for him, but I already wish I had because his first priority has been to constantly go onto the local FB groups and introduce himself, saying "i'm so and so, i know many of you didnt vote for me, but I want to work hard and win your vote in the future...this is my priorities, here are my contact details, this is how you can get hold of me, this is how local council differs to district council..." even this morning, he's posted on the local FB page about a near miss for a young girl who jumped into the river at the weekend, with permission of her parents, saying "this happened on sunday, i'm already in touch with the council to put up more safety signs, thank god nothing happened and i want to make sure nothing does happen ever again"
as far as I'm concerned, THIS is the sort of man that should be higher in politics.