Do MP's work for the public or for the self preservation society?

Answer 1

I was deeply involved in the political process years ago, and found that most people who go into politics believe they can make a difference.
Once they are elected, and party politics and its restrictive rules come into play, they realize that they must toe the party line, and that personal initiative is seldom welcome.
It is clearly the old boys self preservation society

Answer 2

Most people who are elected as MPs arrive in the House of Commons with great ideas and well meaning attitudes about helping their constituents.

However, from day one, these 'virgins' are thrust into the boiling heat of the kitchen and thrashed by the whips if they fail to obey the party line, on the new Bill to tax grannies extra for eating too many cream cakes.

After about a year of this treatment, your average MP is so knackered, he/she can no longer function as a normal human being and in fact has become a party zombie, stumbling through the voting lobby and doing the party thing.

Claire Short, now an independent MP., is about the only person in the Commons worth a mention. She told Labour go and 'f' yourselves. Good for her. More like her and we could end up with a democracy.

Better keep an eye on that, otherwise people will soon be holding forth with their own opinions on this or that issue of the day.

My word, where will it all end? I ask you?

The inmates have taken over the asylum.

Answer 3

I've always been very pleased with the work of my MP. Felt the same when I lived in Ómaigh.

Voltaire, if you really do want to know Mid Ulster's MP, don't be so lazy. Do a bit of research - is not hard to find out.

Answer 4

The real politc view is that the job of the king is to stay being the king.

In a democracy it means appeasing the people. So in reality politicians try to make people happy for the purpose of preserving there politcal careers.
If we have a truly open and accountable respresentative system selfish politicians will work for the good of society.

Answer 5

I now live in the States and the people that are elected to reprensent everyone are congress and senate and they are as bad as the MPs. That is they are for their self preservation once they get in not for the public who elected them. With few exceptions.

Isn't Omagh in mid Ulster? So whose this MP for mid Ulster?

Answer 6

I have come to the conclusion that all M.P.'s and Local Politicians are a an expense that this Country can no Longer afford; subsequently because of their inability to give a straight answer to a direct question and their predisposition to be constantly 'Less -Than-Economical -With- telling- the-Truth': That these:- Over Paid, Expense Claim Orientated, Parasites; Should be re-named "OCTAHEDRON'S" Which more aptly describes their chosen calling and the attributes they require to follow that calling !

Answer 7

Aaah, you adverse expensive. you're too used to enjoying in a 2 (now one) team league and you at the instant are not used to dropping, it is why Celtic followers, gamers or maybe their coach are throwing a tantrum particularly of accepting defeat. that could be a team which could not get previous Udinese's b-team in the Europa League final year, did you particularly anticipate to win against Juventus even alongside with your noisy followers? they at the instant are not Motherwell or Hearts, they have a team of experienced champions who've performed in all kinds of ecosystem, they don't shrivel up in the face of a splash noise. In standard British trend, the real tale is that Celtic embarrassingly performed precise into Juve's palms with the aid of huffing and puffing continuous for 80 minutes, leaving themselves huge-open to the counter-attack. no person desires to confess to being so truthfully out-smarted, so which you individuals at the instant are digging in all places for any excuses. i won't be in a position to anticipate Scott Brown and Hooper to take the pitch at Juventus Stadium, they're going to discover out precisely what we predict of of their consistent kicking and elbowing directed at Marchisio and Pirlo. regrettably Lennon will probable be suspended for suggesting a conspiracy, that should have been exciting too. real champions do not invent conspiracies to describe adverse play, and, nicely, it is why you're going out of the Champions League.

Answer 8

They represent their constituents, whether they voted for them or not. They are paid by the government to do this. I don't know what "the self preservation of society" is

Answer 9

Seeing as they like voting for their own salary increases and rarely listen to the public - I think they generally work for themselves - especially New Labour scum.

Answer 10

A bit of both. They may start out with an altruistic motivation, but the organisation they belong to has a life of its own, and all organisations seek their own survival.