Who'd be a politician

[Eric Arthur]

I can't imagine a worse position to take up, always up to public scrutiny, your private information on public record, and the expectation that you must behave more perfectly than anyone else or have your livlihood and reputation destroyed for being just like the people you represent.

[lottiecass]

I would be up for it eric,a lot of money for little work and no reputation to speak of to destroy.

[999tigger]

Many of them dont behave perfectly though. They get to exercise power and get pretty good money and a nice pension plus allowances. Its hardly performance related.

[sutty27]

I would gladly be a politician but its very unlikely an honest person like myself would ever be elected, the public appear to prefer to elect dishonest people.

[sgtkate]

I would gladly be a politician but its very unlikely an honest person like myself would ever be elected, the public appear to prefer to elect dishonest people.

 

Ha.

[tinfoilhat]

Many of them dont behave perfectly though. They get to exercise power and get pretty good money and a nice pension plus allowances. Its hardly performance related.

 

But they can do their job absolutely brilliantly and effectivly get sacked after 5 years.

[Anna B]

I would gladly be a politician but its very unlikely an honest person like myself would ever be elected, the public appear to prefer to elect dishonest people.

 

Do people have a choice?

 

The candidates for the main parties are all pre-selected by the party to do the bidding of the party, not the electorate's. We have no say in who is chosen whatsoever.

 

Very, very few independent candidates are ever elected. I think the figure is 12 in the last 70 years.

[RonJeremy]

Not in a million years. I don't behave better or worse than the general population. But if they get caught speeding they get piloried all over the papers. They get spied and pried upon. Every facet of their lives raked over: past and present. Asked impossible questions. Have to represent constituents they strongly disagree with. Awful job and very litlle thanks. The money is Okayish, but no one goes into politics for the pay and allowances/expenses. They do it to make a better country.

[sutty27]

Do people have a choice?

 

The candidates for the main parties are all pre-selected by the party to do the bidding of the party, not the electorate's. We have no say in who is chosen whatsoever.

 

Very, very few independent candidates are ever elected. I think the figure is 12 in the last 70 years.

 

Yes, don't vote for a self-serving MP that represents one of the main parties.

[999tigger]

But they can do their job absolutely brilliantly and effectivly get sacked after 5 years.

 

Loads of people work on fixed term contracts or zero hours for a lot less. they also dont ge parachute payments.