"Politicians are deeply unpopular and it isn't just because of their unashamed looting of the public purse or the defamatory emails emanating from Number 10.
The last 12 years have seen at least three political disasters: foreign policy, which we were promised would be ethical; economic policy, unless this is what an end to boom and bust looks like; and a lack of Opposition – the Conservatives have acted as loyal stooges to the Government in both of the other calamities.
And yet, by a peculiarity of our constitutional system, both of these failed parties know that one of them will form the next Government because the barriers to competition are so high.
No wonder so many people are disillusioned with our political system."
The two problems TB has with yoof politics is the lack of accountability and a lack of humour - TB intends to kill, or at least wound these two birds with one stone. editor@torybear.com
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"Politicians are deeply unpopular and it isn't just because of their unashamed looting of the public purse or the defamatory emails emanating from Number 10.
The last 12 years have seen at least three political disasters: foreign policy, which we were promised would be ethical; economic policy, unless this is what an end to boom and bust looks like; and a lack of Opposition – the Conservatives have acted as loyal stooges to the Government in both of the other calamities.
And yet, by a peculiarity of our constitutional system, both of these failed parties know that one of them will form the next Government because the barriers to competition are so high.
No wonder so many people are disillusioned with our political system."
Utterly useless; government and "opposition".