Right back when it was the start of him being on telly during start of pandemic and people were going on "but Rishi seems like a lovely young man not like those nasty tories" I was saying don't be fooled!
Glad people are finally realising he is just as bad, callous and clueless as any other typical "I'm alright jack" Tory who has NO idea what it is to live on the edge of poverty EVER.
Never believe the marketing!
I am glad people are beginning to recognise that he is just another rich boy.
I see I wasn't the only one frustrated by people thinking he was "nice"
Check voting records, sm history, career history...
He is and always was an extremely privileged man who in reality cares nothing for the poorest and most vulnerable in society - just like EVERY other Tory
How does he pay for stuff?
Obviously he doesn't! I'm not just meaning he doesn't physically pay for things there are many things he never actually pays for in monetary terms either. Partly as an Mp partly as very wealthy person - they get a lot of freebies which is stupid considering they don't need them!
Interestingly from a brief look div appears quite similar in syllabus to modern studies here in Scotland - an area of study denied to the majority in England and Wales and which teaches among other things the history and organisation of our govt, debating skills, analysis skills, touches on philosophy, sociology and politics generally etc
In other words the elite are taught how to use and manipulate our political system while keeping the majority of the rest of the population in the dark regarding even basic elements!
@Polyanthus2 the money IS there - tories simply choose to spend it on Chris graylings and others fuck ups, useless ppe, numerous vanity projects and tax breaks for the wealthy! Be under no illusion if they WANTED to spend on the nhs, social care, policing etc they would! Be prepared for them to APPEAR to do this in the run up to the next GE!
And we’d do better to stop voting in people who, whilst they may be educated and technically able, will always struggle to do their job properly due to a lack of life experience.
Well said!
Though my problem with that is that they are few and far between as candidates! Ordinary people seem wise enough not to WANT the job!
Gone are the days when MPs would have a normal job before entering parliament. Nowadays it seems to go private school -university- HOC with no concept of a 'real' job.
Yes
Personally (and I apologise to those bored of my suggestion as I've declared it multiple times on here)
I would make it so everyone who wanted to be an Mp first of all :
Had 5 years experience at least in a normal job
Spent ideally 6 months but at least 3 months living in social housing on the lowest level of benefits
Then as mps
No 2nd homes they can flip for a profit! Instead have publicly owned apartments in a single building in London. En suite rooms for them personally, ground floor to have conference rooms and dining rooms etc for meetings and diplomatic relations etc
No expenses except for basic travel expenses for those who live outside a reasonable commuting distance from Westminster. Absolutely ridiculous that we pay for all their food, drinks, transport etc they bloody well earn enough to pay for their own!
Formalise and salary their office expenses so these aren't managed like personal expenses and also ban them from employing family members!
Ban them from having shares/interests in areas that create a conflict of interest (which is pretty much anything!) a particular problem is that so many mps (of all parties) are landlords/property developers - and they vote on housing issues based on that!! This is largely why we HAVE a housing and also cost of living crisis!
It used to be the Labour Party at least fielded candidates that were from ordinary backgrounds that's no longer the case. We are in desperate need of a genuine working class party again.