I personally find that if i lean to much to the left or right i tend to fall over, it's why being generally in the middle seems the logical conclusion, obviously a little leaning in both directions will still keep me on my legs as long as i don't go too far.

I'm delighted that you've changed your mind on UKIP, then.

All parties have policies i agree with, i've always been a floating voter, my bridges though are burned with Labour/Conservative.



Same old he said she said and no substance with any of them, i'm actually thinking of 'wasting' my vote and voting for an independent.

It's tempting but I am careful with findings like that.

I once read that left-[uhanded[/u people were more likely to have a high IQ ... but that they were more likely to have a low IQ as well.

i.e. They had a greater tendency away from the average.

Oh, I appreciate that, but, y'know ...

Garage's latest idea is to cut MP's salaries by 75%, thus returning us to the good old days when you had to be rich to be an MP. What an

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Now of that i have the opposite opinion, these guys are running GB PLC like it or not, yes we know they're all vile sub human scum but you pay peanuts and you get monkeys.

I'd have pay structures depending on you position.



PM obviously being on the top wack, all the top cabinet jobs being on another rate, so on and so forth.

If applying those rules would you at the same time insist on some sort of track record as a successful CEO in order to run GB PLC ?



It would solve the problem of university graduates walking straight into parliament based on the fact that they went to a specific university and passed the required PPE degree but you could see the likes of George Osborne serving on the board of his fathers business for a year and claiming the required "work experience".

I'd love to see a complete shake up of our system, now who do we need to put the wheels in motion...Politicians, now that sounds like a pl....ahhh, i think i've just seen the stumbling block

That's how it works already.



I know they claim to be undervalued and underpaid but there never seems to be any shortage of candidates for the job. I can't honestly remember the last time an MP (apart from The Speaker), went into an election completely unopposed. Given that they are on just shy of 3x average salary and they get the most comprehensive expenses package bar none, in addition to no requirement to actually turn up for work and a holiday entitlement that would make a schoolteacher jealous, they're still not too badly off.



I would imagine that there really are plenty of intelligent people who have real-world (© Sal Paradise) experience and would do a damn fine job if only they were given an opportunity to stand for a major party. Unfortunately the Westminster Village usually prevents this happening

Look at people like John Mann, he'd struggle to get £20k a year anywhere other than Parliament, likewise many on all benches, as you say, they are hardly working hard for the benefit of the population (regardless of their political persuasion)

He's only in opposition, but admittedly, a tool.

Look at some cabinet ministers who are far more worthy in outlining your point.

Hunt, Shapps, Pickles, there's three waste of skins off the top of my head.