Indeed. There is some case for that so more Cabinet Ministers as in the US or France don't have to be elected members of parliament but can be appointed by the elected PM from top jobs elsewhere… (View Post)

Yes, some think the decline really began with the Great Reform Act of 1832 when those males without significant property started being allowed to vote, after all you used to even get genuine aristocr… (View Post)

Yes what wonderful years the 1970s were with unions near running the country, inflation surging, sky high taxes and nationalised industry and a brain drain! MPs salaries are more than 95% of their co… (View Post)

No, as the polling I have just given shows Freeland polls better with Canadians than Carney who leaks Liberals to the more leftwing NDP in particular (View Post)

Plenty who won in marginal seats in particular will have earnt more as an MP, salary now about £90,000 + expenses, than they ever did in their job before being elected to Parliament. (View Post)