No … No no no … They are just astonishingly, astoundingly ignorant … They think they know everything … But actually, they know nothing. But what do you expect ? … If you pay peanuts - you get monkeys.
Yet it is very, very difficult to get anyone to want to become one. Often very long hours, relatively bad pay and unreasonable slander from a public ignorant of the work involved. When someone slags off an MP when asked to stand as one the excuses come out thick and fast. Even as a lowly staff member (in Europe admittedly) in an office my pay shortly before retirement was higher than a British MP. Just not worth it from my point of view.
Politics is a stepping stone to lucrative opportunities after they are in office for a lot of them. Improving the lot of the country or people never enters their heads.
It’s cultural now, which means a deep rot has set in. The only answer is strong engagement at the community level. This possibility still exists. Better work towards this while we still can
American politicians in the houses of congress are worth millions yet are paid €150,000-250,000 per year. You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to work this out.
If you check the voting record of your U.S congressman no matter wether they are on the fake left or fake right you will find the same thing. Wether from California or Connecticut, wether an AOC on the left or a Rand on the far right, they all bow to the Zionist agenda of more government control, more military intervention, more regulation, more banking cartel bailouts to the corporate insiders, more “green energy” scam, more CDC medical tyranny and more money (currently 20 million per day plus many other benefits) to Israel.
I would figure most of it is stock portfolios if you are implying being paid off to do certain tasks. Because they know the regulations that will directly affect companies before it passes.
@@swaggery im not even implying they get paid off. George Osbourne, maybe not the best example, just received 27 million in one year of dividends. It's like the video says why are they even wasting their time. I think for some of them great offices of state, premierships and presidency's are like a swimming badge on their towel or scouting badge on their jumper.
I think they also get a dopamine hit from the prestige of their position, the elite company they keep, and the approval of their peers and financial sponsors.
I've been reading the biography of Clem Attlee by John Bew. Attlee spent much of his youth living in the East End of London, working with poor children and honing his political philosophy in a way that directly related to improving people's lives - despite being born to a wealthy middle class family. I think there still are politicians of that calibre, but they don't get far in our modern corrupt political system.
I think Johnson was the ultimate example of someone who wanted to be pirme minister but had no interest in doing the job. But yes, generally the idea that a party gets voted in with a plan to do radical stuff (e.g. Labour in 1945) has gone. Which is depressing as radical stuff needs to be done.
I remember during lockups. The Ozzie and US politicians and their eyes. Also the cocaine nose wipe with Jacinda Ardern and Pelosi and many others. It used to be something for the weekend. Now part of their being. There is a video out there of Pelosi dropping her stash while going on stage. (Oso Melanin YT page)
I fear the only radical plans that will be allowed to win are the ones on the farthest right of the spectrum. BBC, LBC, Sky etc are much more willing to give those viewpoints a free pass on the air.
They're addicted to power and money, everything else is secondary and of lower importance. They don't even care about right and wrong, only about what matters to them.
@@maximusmeridius1240 they don’t even ASK anymore. I know none of the Texas politicians asked me whether I wanted to let Texas women die in the name of “pro life.” If ever there were a ridiculous moniker, it’s “pro life.” Ken Paxton is a perfect example of giving an idiot a little power. He hasn’t asked Texas citizens whether we want him chasing down pregnant women or raiding minority organizations such as LULAC. It’s a nightmare here-and many other places too, because politicians are not interested in working for their constituents. 🩵🩵🩵
Spot on, You have put into words what I think has happened to our system. I also suspect money is also a powerfull motive for too many of our representives. The old fashion conviction politican has been replaced with new breed to our shame we have allowed a easy path; Uni to spad to MP with no real life experiance to build on.
It's NOT the money per se that attracts our current grubby, little, fifth rate, nose permanently in the trough MPs that we have in the here & now, although of course them easily earning £100,000 a year for doing very little & I mean very little, is, of course great ''work'' if you can get it, & of course, if they have another ''little job'' on the side to ''earn'' some more, but at the real crux of the matter is the woeful & dire standard & quality of our current so-called ''political class'' right across the political divide that is the real big huge concern & the type we NEED to be our MPs are earning, or can earn, far in excess of £100,000 or so a year elsewhere & of course, they can do it without being in the hysterical media glare 24/7....
@frankbrennan1619 it's the middle class that's the issue. They have degrees and certificates, own their home, but no competence and very little in terms of ethics other than self interest.
@@HaydenCyclist Well we are near completely cattle trucked if it really is ''the middle class that's the issue'' since the vast majority of the UK would fall into the category of ''middle class'' whether they like it or not & still call themselves ''working class'' but for me & as so many others have said, the real problem is that the overwhelming majority of our current so-called ''political class'' go to university, get the same type of degree & then go & ''work'' for one of the political Parties in one silly, useless ''role'' or another & then ''work their way up'' to becoming an MP & so then have near COMPLETELY no idea or clue as to how ''real'' people live in the ''real'' world & the ''real'' challenges & difficulties out there for us all....
@frankbrennan1619 i agree with what you say completely. That's what i mean by the 'middle class'. If you don't comply to those in power you won't last long amongst the middle classes.
Not really, but definitely the result of electing people with zero experience of working in the real world outside of the bloated, poorly productive state sector.
@@mrradman2986 Where is your evidence it's bloated and poorly productive? Seems to be the opposite, something gets privatised you now have extra waste as corporate shareholders now need their cut and the service gets worse. How do you even count the productivity of something where the outputs are not financial or immediate?
@@gemmapeter7173 My daughter was put into a council office for a couple of weeks as part of a work based attachment. She was shocked and appalled at what she saw going on in there. On the plus side it has turned her completely against socialist attitudes which is great.
Hi Richard, don’t forget however corrupt or incompetent or even unpopular they might be, they will always be in demand for tv programmes, jobs from friends and colleagues, connections, getting books written using ghost writers. etc etc etc
Have forgotten? 😂 They have always known. Just dismissed Let's not have the Rose tinted glasses on... That most people had lovely lives in 17 and 1800s 😂😂😂
In this country, Australia, politics has just become a career path. You start off being an assistant to a politician to learn the ropes,. You eventually get pre-selected and run as a candidate and you might get elected. If you’ve got half a brain you’ll become a minister you’ll serve a term or two, lose your seat or resign and then you’ll go on lobbyist and make millions from all the contacts you’ve made in government. I find it quite disheartening.
It's so frustrating that a quick search of TH-cam will reveal any number of intelligent, informed, thoughtful people, while searching the halls of power for the same sort of people will render the same results as our search for Amerla Earhart.
The American influence on our politics is the problem. We’ve decided acting like an arrogant teenager is more attractive than simply continuing what we did well for centuries before. Great Britain was great because it enjoyed its own confidence. Now that confidence has been eroded and we must ape the pseudo-confidence of the USA to make us feel like we know what’s best for the country. In addition, ask yourself why Farage and Reform get more media hits with their five MPs than the LibDems with their 72 seats? The media, US style politics and a benighted electorate are all responsible for the demise of this once proud nation.
I've always thought that when you have enough money, the next high comes from the position of power that comes with high office. Power of life and death in some cases.
Politicians are never chosen by the public, you get to choose from what’s on offer. When you need an apple and offered a bowl of lemons to choose from, you are going to be sucking on lemons for the next 5 years.
UK voters had a choice of MANY FRUITS in this year's election and a plurality chose the Labour "lemon." Try going to rural West Texas and voting in a completely uncontested election for Congress before you whine about lack of choices.
Weren't trade unions and mass-membership political parties invented to get round this? Until the majority of people understand that merely voting ISN'T participation, this will never change. Are you over 40? If so, what interested 16 year olds have you nurtured and supported for 20 years, to get them to the stage where they can be elected as responsible adults? Going against the tide of global money and corruption takes enormous effort.
@@louisehogg8472 I agree with your point (I'm 42), altho' AOC was elected to Congress at age 29 and Maxwell Frost at age 25 -- and they've been very responsible leaders from day one. I donate $10 a month to the Working Families Party in the US now because I know the ongoing need for a pro-union third party.
Because they have nothing to lose. They make so much money and establish so many connections to make money later as speakers, board members, consultants that. .. they have NO REASON to care. Has anybody designed a model for direct, fast and real accountability for politicians? nothing crazy, just ... just what everybody else has to deal with.
Politicians are so bad in England because Westminster is an exclusive club for the privileged few, making grubby, little deals for their own personal financial gain. And to hell with governing for the benefit of the UK and ordinary people.
Yes I agree , scheming individual's see politics as highly paid for doing jack shit . Just take a look at our MPs in the UK , 95k a year basic pay then when you add on all the extra benefits it jumps up to around 250 thousand pounds a year . This job comes with no qualifications just the gift of the gab .
I don’t think you quite grasp the actual position. We will never get top people to lead the country on such a low salary and benefits as compared to industry. The CEO of Tesco received £9.9 million last year for example, that’s 40 times the amount the PM will receive if your £250k is even correct. This is the difference between someone running the UK and someone running a supermarket business like Tesco. Then combined with all the negative and often intrusive journalism why would anyone who can earn so much more elsewhere, want to become a politician, unless it’s genuinely wanting to help people, or more likely it’s for power and possibly the dopamine hit, and if so they aren’t the right people for the job.
@@johnharvey1786 What do you mean by "top people"? If starmer had the opportunity to become a CEO on 10 mill a year I reckon he would take it but he likely didn't (good friends with one though), politician salaries are still around the top 10-5% of the country and something to strive for regardless.
@ I meant exactly what I said. What has the average UK salary got to do with anything. It’s what the top most qualified people can earn elsewhere. Do I think what they can earn elsewhere is obscene, yes I do, but that doesn’t change the facts that they can. Tesco are not stupid, they know they need the best and they employ them and pay accordingly. If you want the top most qualified people you have to pay the going rate. Not liking the situation doesn’t change anything. I’m definitely not saying Starmer is worth a lot more than his current salary and expenses even though he has probably taken a pay cut from his work as a barrister for a job that could end at any time, but to get the best people in the position we need a complete review of politics. The total lack of understanding of economics by the whole front bench is a prime example of what is wrong. However the media is equally poor in this regard.
Yes - and they have kept it that way by blocking democratic reform. In the UK the last shift of power away from the ruling class was a century ago with universal suffrage - and we still don't have a free choice of representative with those votes!
We live in an addictive society. Gambling, vaping junk food , pleasure and entertainment seeking, the ferling that we are entitled to...... . I am addicted towatching these little talks. Perhaps I should learn to switch off.
You've the UK electorate to blame for that, not MPs. He led Labour to two successive defeats, no doubt he would have led them to a third had he remained leader after December 2019. He was Labour's worst leader since George Lansbury, back in the 1930s. The fact that Labour won the General Election in July 2024 was certainly nothing to do with Corbyn, who now sits as an independent MP. Aged 75, his political career is effectively over.
The luck of purpose is the core for the late capitalism. Consequences of famous words of Madame Maggy: there is no society, only a bunch of greedy individuals. The meaning of life became eat well, release dopamine , pursue all the sins and die without any meaning.
So on point as usual Richard. IMO, if Labour had really cared about the future direction of the country they’d have rallied behind and around Jeremy Corbyn. Feel as though I’m making the best of a bad situation by hoping against hope that Labour will deliver a brighter future for us all.
You make a good point. I would suggest that they are also reactive - which is must worse than it was in the past due to the increase in speed of the news cycle. They do not plan ahead so they fail to plan and therefore they plan to fail.
I've felt for many years now that the main motivation of modern politicians is maintaining the gravy train in terms of the benefits they receive with all else holding little value. short term dopamine hits make sense as a component of that.
At this moment in time we have a Labour Government just a few months in power and they are subjected to a monumentous task of running a country which is on the face of it, in a total mess. We must ask ourselves the question of 'What went wrong' how could one of the oldest political establishments in this world make these mistakes?
@@01r1sh When you consider that the Conservatives also achieved a mention in the Guinness Boof of Records of a party who broke the most election promises of all time.
@@robertmaitland8728 You said "what went wrong" in context of "make these mistakes". I'm asking you to clarify the mistakes you believe have been made, seemingly you cannot do that and instead deflect. What is a "Conservative" comment? I'm not a member of the Conservative party.
I'd argue it is power for power's sake. The label that comes with the job, the status & privilege plus with the case of the Tories what they can do to enrich themselves & their friends. Then after the politics they can say I was an MP or a minister look what I can do for your business &/or boardroom. Politics is not about public service but feeding the ego.
Why just the Tories? The labour party hands out the rewards to their friends just the same - it's public sector jobs that they dole out to their mates far more effectively than the Tories.
Matthew Parris, the now journo, former Tory MP, said years ago that politics attracts exactly the wrong sort of people to the job. They tend to be in it for what they can get out of it, have zero self awareness of their obvious limitations and have little in the way of a moral compass. I'd say things have got considerably worse over recent years. Some of them should be serving prison sentences for the antics involving procurement of PPE during the pandemic.
Why would anyone want to be a cabinet minister? It’s always for the power, the charisma effect, the mental confirmation of being a somebody, the wonderful ability to get a table in a top restaurant and for people to bow and curtsy, it’s a trip, a self confirmation of superiority complex. The salary is awful but the perks are amazing and some under the table temptations almost impossible to refuse. The system is too old fashioned and scandalous for today’s management of the country. A new way has to be found. Ai will expose the deceit, the incompetence and the tragic misuse of resources. Not long to wait! It will be a bloodbath and long overdue. So many incompetent politicians need retirement.
Absolutely ''it pays well'' for the grubby, little, fifth rate, nose permanently in the trough, MPs that we have now right across the political divide, when we ALL know, or should do, that the vast majority of them, are of the business & intellectual capacity to be ONLY suitable for stacking shelves on the night shift at their local Lidl on minimum wage & I'm NOT being disrespectful or disparaging to those who do this essential job when I say that & staying on the theme of supermarkets, I remember Jimmy Carr talking about Granny Harmer Sausages Starmer who masquerades as our Prime Minister & Jimmy saying that an Asda somewhere in the West Midlands is missing a Store Manager....
They do not care about anyone or anything that does not serve them. There is going to be some really bad times ahead, glad I no longer reside in the U.S.A.
The culture of public schools (The alumni who dominate the establishment) condition them to be adversarial and devious with the primary aim of winning (whilst repressing insecurity)
They are addicted to living on the edge. The heights of success you reach in politics are more than equalled by the depths of humiliation and inevitable failure. They are gamblers
As Oscar Wilde put it: "The Lords Temporal say nothing, the Lords Spiritual have nothing to say, and the House of Commons has nothing to say and says it."
Hello Richard, I basically agree with. Hiwever I think its more to it. Its not just the winning or media highlights, because there are also a lot of negative media, criticism or even live threats. They still want to do the job. I guess its for feeling important, influential, priveleged and powerful - also true for women in highest positions. The true hard work is then done by the lower ranks or the basis.
They're like people who want to be famous, rather than famous for doing something spectacular/entertaining/nourishing (ie something they do for other people).
Neale Hanvey pointed out there were 2 types of people in politics: Those who wanted to do important things and those who wanted to be important. He is the former type. The public promptly voted him out and replaced him with some anonymous Labour lobby fodder for Starmer. And are likely now complaining and determined to vote instead for some lobby fodder for Farage's personal political profit company... Turkeys and Christmas.
That’s so true, because its also why nowadays they cannot take criticism, everyone around them must be a yes man or else they get too upset and start firing people.
One problem in the UK is that to enter politics from a successful career will most likely involve a pay cut. The management of two properties with staff becomes a job in itself. even with expenses to help this still means distracting work. Perhaps Parliament can have an estates Office that has flats and small houses fully managed so MPs can live in them with no financial interest in them at all. Needed in London, stay in your flat, then back to your constituency to work with constituents. Maybe anyone wanting to volunteer to work for an MP needs to be vetted prior to appointment. Keep the MP focused, remove the opportunity for malfeasance.
Yes, becoming Le Grand Fromage in La Republique comes with built-in brickbats. So far, the French have had the sense not to elect Le Pen as President, I wonder if that will be the case in 2027?
Most politicians are just you and me. It is the system that needs updating....sanctions for failed promises, a truly independant parliamentary watchdog with teeth, proportional representation, dismantling of the whips office, closer scrutiny of lobbyists and an immediate reduction of the 5 year term to say 3.
This is not just politicians this applies to….. society is hooked on social media hits to justify & validate their daily lives. How many ‘sharks’ climb the corporate ladder to get that promotion or directorship then have nothing to offer in the role but protect their pay packet and self interests once they’re there ! Sadly I cannot see this changing but getting worse and worse for our kids generation 😔
Not just social media, mainstream media too. You can look at how the media crucified Michael Foot and Jeremy Corbyn, spreading the most sallacious lies imagineable.
There are people that genuinely want to better peoples lives and sort out big problems .Then there is the likes of B Johnson ,M Thatcher ,L Truss ,who should have been jailed for their arrogance and corruption
If you compare Starmer with the likes of Biden, Miller, Blinken in the US then yes, something is very disturbing about them & their demented behaviour. I've encountered junkies & some of the pathologically criminal behaviours are very similar.
Billy Connolly said if somebody says he wants to enter politics that should disqualify him from becoming a politician.
I think one of the ancient Greeks had the same view
Because most of them are morally bankrupt and self-serving.
I wouldn't say that. Some are horrible, and many are amazing -- saints that put me to shame with their goodness and purity of heart.
@@abcabc-m1q Because most of us are lazy, indifferent and inactive. Where is the civil society response?
No … No no no … They are just astonishingly, astoundingly ignorant …
They think they know everything … But actually, they know nothing.
But what do you expect ? … If you pay peanuts - you get monkeys.
Yet it is very, very difficult to get anyone to want to become one. Often very long hours, relatively bad pay and unreasonable slander from a public ignorant of the work involved. When someone slags off an MP when asked to stand as one the excuses come out thick and fast. Even as a lowly staff member (in Europe admittedly) in an office my pay shortly before retirement was higher than a British MP. Just not worth it from my point of view.
@@mbak7801 what are you talking about guys? Who is not willing to be grossly paid, sit in the warm chair and be responsible for nothing?
Politics is a stepping stone to lucrative opportunities after they are in office for a lot of them. Improving the lot of the country or people never enters their heads.
It’s cultural now, which means a deep rot has set in. The only answer is strong engagement at the community level. This possibility still exists. Better work towards this while we still can
Allegedly some do it to stay out of prison.
@@alanchase7329 No allegedly about it, Trump should be in prison, not going back to the White House..
Nah, this can only be out of bad fiction, no one would vote for someone like that.
@@georgelionon9050 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂
American politicians in the houses of congress are worth millions yet are paid €150,000-250,000 per year. You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to work this out.
If you check the voting record of your U.S congressman no matter wether they are on the fake left or fake right you will find the same thing. Wether from California or Connecticut, wether an AOC on the left or a Rand on the far right, they all bow to the Zionist agenda of more government control, more military intervention, more regulation, more banking cartel bailouts to the corporate insiders, more “green energy” scam, more CDC medical tyranny and more money (currently 20 million per day plus many other benefits) to Israel.
can u explain it please i dont get it
Such small change to many of these people. It doesn't add up.
I would figure most of it is stock portfolios if you are implying being paid off to do certain tasks. Because they know the regulations that will directly affect companies before it passes.
@@swaggery im not even implying they get paid off. George Osbourne, maybe not the best example, just received 27 million in one year of dividends.
It's like the video says why are they even wasting their time. I think for some of them great offices of state, premierships and presidency's are like a swimming badge on their towel or scouting badge on their jumper.
Boris Johnson epitomised this, by any means, even if it means ruining your own country.
He is a very bad actor,playing the part of an incompetent clown
I think they also get a dopamine hit from the prestige of their position, the elite company they keep, and the approval of their peers and financial sponsors.
It's called Ego stroking and they have MASSIVE egos.
@@GazGuitarz like the entertainment industry, politics is full of narcissists.
@@keithscothern3398 While we're at it, we should also mention the increased prevalence of psychopathic tendencies among CEOs.
I've been reading the biography of Clem Attlee by John Bew. Attlee spent much of his youth living in the East End of London, working with poor children and honing his political philosophy in a way that directly related to improving people's lives - despite being born to a wealthy middle class family. I think there still are politicians of that calibre, but they don't get far in our modern corrupt political system.
yup!
Not system, Society.
@@wynbaxi5910 Nope, corrupt Political system.
I think Johnson was the ultimate example of someone who wanted to be pirme minister but had no interest in doing the job. But yes, generally the idea that a party gets voted in with a plan to do radical stuff (e.g. Labour in 1945) has gone. Which is depressing as radical stuff needs to be done.
I remember during lockups. The Ozzie and US politicians and their eyes. Also the cocaine nose wipe with Jacinda Ardern and Pelosi and many others. It used to be something for the weekend. Now part of their being. There is a video out there of Pelosi dropping her stash while going on stage. (Oso Melanin YT page)
I fear the only radical plans that will be allowed to win are the ones on the farthest right of the spectrum. BBC, LBC, Sky etc are much more willing to give those viewpoints a free pass on the air.
They're addicted to power and money, everything else is secondary and of lower importance. They don't even care about right and wrong, only about what matters to them.
It's now the practice for politicians to serve them selves and not the people, they struggle with the idea of doing what the public want.
This needs a tweak. They service Corporate Power, for reward. Often enormous reward.
@@maximusmeridius1240 they don’t even ASK anymore. I know none of the Texas politicians asked me whether I wanted to let Texas women die in the name of “pro life.” If ever there were a ridiculous moniker, it’s “pro life.” Ken Paxton is a perfect example of giving an idiot a little power. He hasn’t asked Texas citizens whether we want him chasing down pregnant women or raiding minority organizations such as LULAC. It’s a nightmare here-and many other places too, because politicians are not interested in working for their constituents. 🩵🩵🩵
Spot on, You have put into words what I think has happened to our system. I also suspect money is also a powerfull motive for too many of our representives. The old fashion conviction politican has been replaced with new breed to our shame we have allowed a easy path; Uni to spad to MP with no real life experiance to build on.
We're a service economy. We're a knowledge economy too. But almost no one is compotent anymore.
It's NOT the money per se that attracts our current grubby, little, fifth rate, nose permanently in the trough MPs that we have in the here & now, although of course them easily earning £100,000 a year for doing very little & I mean very little, is, of course great ''work'' if you can get it, & of course, if they have another ''little job'' on the side to ''earn'' some more, but at the real crux of the matter is the woeful & dire standard & quality of our current so-called ''political class'' right across the political divide that is the real big huge concern & the type we NEED to be our MPs are earning, or can earn, far in excess of £100,000 or so a year elsewhere & of course, they can do it without being in the hysterical media glare 24/7....
@frankbrennan1619 it's the middle class that's the issue. They have degrees and certificates, own their home, but no competence and very little in terms of ethics other than self interest.
@@HaydenCyclist Well we are near completely cattle trucked if it really is ''the middle class that's the issue'' since the vast majority of the UK would fall into the category of ''middle class'' whether they like it or not & still call themselves ''working class'' but for me & as so many others have said, the real problem is that the overwhelming majority of our current so-called ''political class'' go to university, get the same type of degree & then go & ''work'' for one of the political Parties in one silly, useless ''role'' or another & then ''work their way up'' to becoming an MP & so then have near COMPLETELY no idea or clue as to how ''real'' people live in the ''real'' world & the ''real'' challenges & difficulties out there for us all....
@frankbrennan1619 i agree with what you say completely. That's what i mean by the 'middle class'. If you don't comply to those in power you won't last long amongst the middle classes.
Yours is one of my favourite channels on TH-cam 👍
The inevitable result when you run a country like a business 😐
Not really, but definitely the result of electing people with zero experience of working in the real world outside of the bloated, poorly productive state sector.
@@mrradman2986 Where is your evidence it's bloated and poorly productive? Seems to be the opposite, something gets privatised you now have extra waste as corporate shareholders now need their cut and the service gets worse. How do you even count the productivity of something where the outputs are not financial or immediate?
@@gemmapeter7173 My daughter was put into a council office for a couple of weeks as part of a work based attachment. She was shocked and appalled at what she saw going on in there.
On the plus side it has turned her completely against socialist attitudes which is great.
@@mrradman2986so one council house and she judges everyone according to the one house she was in?
@@marianhunt8899 Nope, a large council office in a large metropolitan area.
I think exactly the same could be said of very many people in the media and some big companies.
I believe the reason Starver wanted to become politician is far more nefarious than simply chasing dopamine.
I suspect Kier Starmer sees this job merely as a stepping stone to greater power and riches at a European level next.
how does that one work? the press has already blackened his name so much that satan would poll higher
The only thing the majority of politicians are consistently successful at is enhancing their personal wealth.
Hi Richard, don’t forget however corrupt or incompetent or even unpopular they might be, they will always be in demand for tv programmes, jobs from friends and colleagues, connections, getting books written using ghost writers. etc etc etc
Politicians have forgotten that they are here to serve the public. They now serve themselves and their friends.
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Have forgotten? 😂 They have always known. Just dismissed
Let's not have the Rose tinted glasses on... That most people had lovely lives in 17 and 1800s 😂😂😂
It doesn't help when a lot of the public vote against politicians serving the public.
The same culture exists in business management. A network of self serving arseholes which rewards failure
I don't buy it. They like power, status, and above all, money. You leave office far more wealthy than when you went in. Look at Blair.
I would say the addiction is to power, but he's no doubt right to a degree.
You’ve absolutely nailed it once again Richard. 😂😂
They want money, power, authority, control, influence, dominance, status, reputation, etc.
Power is they're addiction, they enjoy the control they have over lives other than their own ..... money just greases the wheels.
In this country, Australia, politics has just become a career path. You start off being an assistant to a politician to learn the ropes,. You eventually get pre-selected and run as a candidate and you might get elected. If you’ve got half a brain you’ll become a minister you’ll serve a term or two, lose your seat or resign and then you’ll go on lobbyist and make millions from all the contacts you’ve made in government. I find it quite disheartening.
It's so frustrating that a quick search of TH-cam will reveal any number of intelligent, informed, thoughtful people, while searching the halls of power for the same sort of people will render the same results as our search for Amerla Earhart.
It's not just MPs. Our middle class are opportunistic, self serving, and speak endlessly of their superior humanity.
Your chips are showing.
@EvoraGT430 I'm middle class you numpty.
@@EvoraGT430 I'm middle class.
@@HaydenCyclist So you are self-serving, opportunistic etc?
@@EvoraGT430 you're middle class
They're addicted to their own BS
MPs are sicofants to those in power. That's all they are. Genuflecters to Davos and finance.
And this guy isn't?
@billB101 calmly explaining economic principles isn't BS nor does it relate to addiction.
@@HaydenCyclist Is that what this is, thought it was a nonsense rant on dopamine.
@@HaydenCyclist A lot of his idea are ideology, not fact.
The American influence on our politics is the problem. We’ve decided acting like an arrogant teenager is more attractive than simply continuing what we did well for centuries before. Great Britain was great because it enjoyed its own confidence. Now that confidence has been eroded and we must ape the pseudo-confidence of the USA to make us feel like we know what’s best for the country. In addition, ask yourself why Farage and Reform get more media hits with their five MPs than the LibDems with their 72 seats? The media, US style politics and a benighted electorate are all responsible for the demise of this once proud nation.
I've always thought that when you have enough money, the next high comes from the position of power that comes with high office. Power of life and death in some cases.
Being PM should be the starting point not the end goal
Perfectly describes Starmer, got elected, and now doesn't have a clue what to do now..
lol which politician doesn't it describe
Politicians are never chosen by the public, you get to choose from what’s on offer.
When you need an apple and offered a bowl of lemons to choose from, you are going to be sucking on lemons for the next 5 years.
UK voters had a choice of MANY FRUITS in this year's election and a plurality chose the Labour "lemon." Try going to rural West Texas and voting in a completely uncontested election for Congress before you whine about lack of choices.
Weren't trade unions and mass-membership political parties invented to get round this? Until the majority of people understand that merely voting ISN'T participation, this will never change.
Are you over 40? If so, what interested 16 year olds have you nurtured and supported for 20 years, to get them to the stage where they can be elected as responsible adults?
Going against the tide of global money and corruption takes enormous effort.
@@louisehogg8472 I agree with your point (I'm 42), altho' AOC was elected to Congress at age 29 and Maxwell Frost at age 25 -- and they've been very responsible leaders from day one.
I donate $10 a month to the Working Families Party in the US now because I know the ongoing need for a pro-union third party.
Because they have nothing to lose. They make so much money and establish so many connections to make money later as speakers, board members, consultants that. .. they have NO REASON to care.
Has anybody designed a model for direct, fast and real accountability for politicians? nothing crazy, just ... just what everybody else has to deal with.
Actually the money is crap. That is one of the major problems.
@@mbak7801 Well ... ok, let's we the People increase their salary (a.k.a bribe them) so that no one else bribes them. Sure.
Politicians constantly prove they are not fit for purpose.
A group who constantly set a low standard and fail to achieve it.
So true, well sais , thank you
Politicians are so bad in England because Westminster is an exclusive club for the privileged few, making grubby, little deals for their own personal financial gain. And to hell with governing for the benefit of the UK and ordinary people.
Yes I agree , scheming individual's see politics as highly paid for doing jack shit .
Just take a look at our MPs in the UK , 95k a year basic pay then when you add on all the extra benefits it jumps up to around 250 thousand pounds a year .
This job comes with no qualifications just the gift of the gab .
I don’t think you quite grasp the actual position. We will never get top people to lead the country on such a low salary and benefits as compared to industry. The CEO of Tesco received £9.9 million last year for example, that’s 40 times the amount the PM will receive if your £250k is even correct. This is the difference between someone running the UK and someone running a supermarket business like Tesco. Then combined with all the negative and often intrusive journalism why would anyone who can earn so much more elsewhere, want to become a politician, unless it’s genuinely wanting to help people, or more likely it’s for power and possibly the dopamine hit, and if so they aren’t the right people for the job.
@@johnharvey1786 What do you mean by "top people"? If starmer had the opportunity to become a CEO on 10 mill a year I reckon he would take it but he likely didn't (good friends with one though), politician salaries are still around the top 10-5% of the country and something to strive for regardless.
@ I meant exactly what I said. What has the average UK salary got to do with anything. It’s what the top most qualified people can earn elsewhere. Do I think what they can earn elsewhere is obscene, yes I do, but that doesn’t change the facts that they can. Tesco are not stupid, they know they need the best and they employ them and pay accordingly. If you want the top most qualified people you have to pay the going rate. Not liking the situation doesn’t change anything. I’m definitely not saying Starmer is worth a lot more than his current salary and expenses even though he has probably taken a pay cut from his work as a barrister for a job that could end at any time, but to get the best people in the position we need a complete review of politics. The total lack of understanding of economics by the whole front bench is a prime example of what is wrong. However the media is equally poor in this regard.
Spot on! 🎉
Government has always been for the benefit of the governors not the governed.
Yes - and they have kept it that way by blocking democratic reform. In the UK the last shift of power away from the ruling class was a century ago with universal suffrage - and we still don't have a free choice of representative with those votes!
We live in an addictive society. Gambling, vaping junk food , pleasure and entertainment seeking, the ferling that we are entitled to...... . I am addicted towatching these little talks. Perhaps I should learn to switch off.
Follow the money that'll let you know why they do and say what they do
Worst ; not for people but corporate world; etc?
Only few !
My word, you hit the nail on the head. I've had a similar theory for years. New subscriber.
Stopping Jeremy Corbyn from being PM is a pretty good reason
You've the UK electorate to blame for that, not MPs. He led Labour to two successive defeats, no doubt he would have led them to a third had he remained leader after December 2019. He was Labour's worst leader since George Lansbury, back in the 1930s. The fact that Labour won the General Election in July 2024 was certainly nothing to do with Corbyn, who now sits as an independent MP. Aged 75, his political career is effectively over.
The UK government should aim for sustainability not growth.
The luck of purpose is the core for the late capitalism. Consequences of famous words of Madame Maggy: there is no society, only a bunch of greedy individuals. The meaning of life became eat well, release dopamine , pursue all the sins and die without any meaning.
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The most these days are just career climbers .. there’s few left who genuinely want to make a difference .
So on point as usual Richard. IMO, if Labour had really cared about the future direction of the country they’d have rallied behind and around Jeremy Corbyn. Feel as though I’m making the best of a bad situation by hoping against hope that Labour will deliver a brighter future for us all.
Your analysis really hits the nail on the head. Thanks for your podcast, from an admirer "over the pond". (no, I did not vote for the orange cretin!)
A lot of politicians are only in it to get a cushy job a lobbyists has promised them 😅
So Keir Starmer is not a good polititian for British citizens?
the idea/ they don't have manners 😮😢😂
It takes a certain type of person that thinks they know better than everyone to even want to be involved in politics.
Someone stupid - it's the Dunning Krueger effect or something
You make a good point. I would suggest that they are also reactive - which is must worse than it was in the past due to the increase in speed of the news cycle. They do not plan ahead so they fail to plan and therefore they plan to fail.
We, as the politicians' electorate, are also dopamine junkies.
I've felt for many years now that the main motivation of modern politicians is maintaining the gravy train in terms of the benefits they receive with all else holding little value. short term dopamine hits make sense as a component of that.
Enjoy the hit .. and you are right yet again !
Why would any normal person today put their name in for public office when somebody with some "misguided feelings" can destroy your life!!
At this moment in time we have a Labour Government just a few months in power and they are subjected to a monumentous task of running a country which is on the face of it, in a total mess. We must ask ourselves the question of 'What went wrong' how could one of the oldest political establishments in this world make these mistakes?
Incompetence on their part and far too much loyalty and indifference on the electorate's...
Which mistakes?
@@downshift4503 A brilliant Conservative comment..
@@01r1sh When you consider that the Conservatives also achieved a mention in the Guinness Boof of Records of a party who broke the most election promises of all time.
@@robertmaitland8728 You said "what went wrong" in context of "make these mistakes". I'm asking you to clarify the mistakes you believe have been made, seemingly you cannot do that and instead deflect. What is a "Conservative" comment? I'm not a member of the Conservative party.
The hit they get is when they see their bank accounts obscenely swelling.
Nicely done Richard, nicely done there’s your dopamine hit
I'd argue it is power for power's sake. The label that comes with the job, the status & privilege plus with the case of the Tories what they can do to enrich themselves & their friends. Then after the politics they can say I was an MP or a minister look what I can do for your business &/or boardroom.
Politics is not about public service but feeding the ego.
Why just the Tories? The labour party hands out the rewards to their friends just the same - it's public sector jobs that they dole out to their mates far more effectively than the Tories.
Matthew Parris, the now journo, former Tory MP, said years ago that politics attracts exactly the wrong sort of people to the job. They tend to be in it for what they can get out of it, have zero self awareness of their obvious limitations and have little in the way of a moral compass. I'd say things have got considerably worse over recent years. Some of them should be serving prison sentences for the antics involving procurement of PPE during the pandemic.
Why would anyone want to be a cabinet minister? It’s always for the power, the charisma effect, the mental confirmation of being a somebody, the wonderful ability to get a table in a top restaurant and for people to bow and curtsy, it’s a trip, a self confirmation of superiority complex. The salary is awful but the perks are amazing and some under the table temptations almost impossible to refuse. The system is too old fashioned and scandalous for today’s management of the country. A new way has to be found. Ai will expose the deceit, the incompetence and the tragic misuse of resources. Not long to wait! It will be a bloodbath and long overdue. So many incompetent politicians need retirement.
But it pays well! Virtually none of the recent intake have ever experienced a £91,000 salary that's going to be in place for five years.
Absolutely ''it pays well'' for the grubby, little, fifth rate, nose permanently in the trough, MPs that we have now right across the political divide, when we ALL know, or should do, that the vast majority of them, are of the business & intellectual capacity to be ONLY suitable for stacking shelves on the night shift at their local Lidl on minimum wage & I'm NOT being disrespectful or disparaging to those who do this essential job when I say that & staying on the theme of supermarkets, I remember Jimmy Carr talking about Granny Harmer Sausages Starmer who masquerades as our Prime Minister & Jimmy saying that an Asda somewhere in the West Midlands is missing a Store Manager....
Supine, venal. That's about it.
Many thanks! no wonder I get a dopamine hit after listening to you!
Into 45 sec, it was spot on when dopamine was defined as subscription button.😊👍❤
They do not care about anyone or anything that does not serve them. There is going to be some really bad times ahead, glad I no longer reside in the U.S.A.
Starmer has had a go at taxing the wealthy. Land owners. Non Doms. So we'll have to see how that goes.
For the most part Politicians are selected by wealthy people for their flaws, not their strengths.
Brilliant. 😂 Thank you. ❤
great video Richard.....
Thanks 👍
If they took their eyes off themselves things might start to change.
It's the old saying. When you start dealing with Money don't consume your own junk because you always ends up a junky.
The culture of public schools (The alumni who dominate the establishment) condition them to be adversarial and devious with the primary aim of winning (whilst repressing insecurity)
They are addicted to living on the edge. The heights of success you reach in politics are more than equalled by the depths of humiliation and inevitable failure. They are gamblers
As Oscar Wilde put it: "The Lords Temporal say nothing, the Lords Spiritual have nothing to say, and the House of Commons has nothing to say and says it."
Good one thanks Richard 👍🏻
Hello Richard, I basically agree with. Hiwever I think its more to it. Its not just the winning or media highlights, because there are also a lot of negative media, criticism or even live threats. They still want to do the job.
I guess its for feeling important, influential, priveleged and powerful - also true for women in highest positions.
The true hard work is then done by the lower ranks or the basis.
Its not about winning, its about money.
Corruption.
That was the best subscribe request ever!!
They're like people who want to be famous, rather than famous for doing something spectacular/entertaining/nourishing (ie something they do for other people).
Neale Hanvey pointed out there were 2 types of people in politics:
Those who wanted to do important things and those who wanted to be important. He is the former type.
The public promptly voted him out and replaced him with some anonymous Labour lobby fodder for Starmer.
And are likely now complaining and determined to vote instead for some lobby fodder for Farage's personal political profit company...
Turkeys and Christmas.
That’s so true, because its also why nowadays they cannot take criticism, everyone around them must be a yes man or else they get too upset and start firing people.
One problem in the UK is that to enter politics from a successful career will most likely involve a pay cut. The management of two properties with staff becomes a job in itself. even with expenses to help this still means distracting work. Perhaps Parliament can have an estates Office that has flats and small houses fully managed so MPs can live in them with no financial interest in them at all. Needed in London, stay in your flat, then back to your constituency to work with constituents.
Maybe anyone wanting to volunteer to work for an MP needs to be vetted prior to appointment. Keep the MP focused, remove the opportunity for malfeasance.
Excellent as usual. Here in france, thelast three presidents definitely fit the dopamine junkie bill for simply winning a competition to be numéro un.
Yes, becoming Le Grand Fromage in La Republique comes with built-in brickbats. So far, the French have had the sense not to elect Le Pen as President, I wonder if that will be the case in 2027?
Politics hasn't failed. Sadly, this is all working exactly as intended.
It's a sincere request Mr Murphy .Learning for free here, so why not?!.....
Most politicians are just you and me. It is the system that needs updating....sanctions for failed promises, a truly independant parliamentary watchdog with teeth, proportional representation, dismantling of the whips office, closer scrutiny of lobbyists and an immediate reduction of the 5 year term to say 3.
It is the money.
Completely bought into woke corporate state ideology.
The 'please subscribe' segue was actually genius. Really wasn't expecting it!
When you hear what Nadine Dorres said about her time in government, it sounds as though there were a lot of junkies around.
The lack of knowledge and visions is the other side of this. But how to change the process then?
This is not just politicians this applies to….. society is hooked on social media hits to justify & validate their daily lives. How many ‘sharks’ climb the corporate ladder to get that promotion or directorship then have nothing to offer in the role but protect their pay packet and self interests once they’re there !
Sadly I cannot see this changing but getting worse and worse for our kids generation 😔
Not just social media, mainstream media too. You can look at how the media crucified Michael Foot and Jeremy Corbyn, spreading the most sallacious lies imagineable.
They dont take the pressure😂😂😂😂😂
There are people that genuinely want to better peoples lives and sort out big problems .Then there is the likes of B Johnson ,M Thatcher ,L Truss ,who should have been jailed for their arrogance and corruption
If you compare Starmer with the likes of Biden, Miller, Blinken in the US then yes, something is very disturbing about them & their demented behaviour. I've encountered junkies & some of the pathologically criminal behaviours are very similar.