Well it's in a right old state isn't it? I suspect many of us deep down knew politicians got plenty of perks and fringe benefits of the job but some of the recent excesses in expenses claims are just ridiculous and blatantly a slap in the face for us, the electorate. What makes it worse, is that when businessmen do it and it comes to light then politicians are quick to pour scorn on such actions.
You can bet that even though the house of parliament speaker has quit, he'll bag himself a fat pension and a peerage. Confidence in Labour is at an all time low, the man in the street rightly thinks the current government is a shambles. The man in the street also thinks the other political parties aren't fit for the job either.
Radical changes need to take place, rafts upon rafts of sweeping measures need to begin, and then, maybe then ... we can start to believe in the age old democracy this country has always had ... and been proud of.
You can bet that even though the house of parliament speaker has quit, he'll bag himself a fat pension and a peerage. Confidence in Labour is at an all time low, the man in the street rightly thinks the current government is a shambles. The man in the street also thinks the other political parties aren't fit for the job either.
Radical changes need to take place, rafts upon rafts of sweeping measures need to begin, and then, maybe then ... we can start to believe in the age old democracy this country has always had ... and been proud of.
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