tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post3056421225372669162..comments2024-03-28T16:59:30.099+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Everyone In Their Box…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-68296935822543224072009-03-05T17:56:00.000+00:002009-03-05T17:56:00.000+00:00"For all they or we know it could lead to worse le...<I>"For all they or we know it could lead to worse legislation and less confidence."</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed..<BR/><BR/><I>"I think a fundamental problem with our Parliament now is that people are professional politicians."</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how term limits would help with that, though? It's not like it's going to lead to a shortage of professional politicians, merely a more rapid turnover of them!<BR/><BR/>I prefer Obo's idea of a minimum age, and we should be insisting on a background of real work.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-81776959209979579222009-03-05T11:27:00.000+00:002009-03-05T11:27:00.000+00:00Bit embarassing if your Prime Minister is elected ...Bit embarassing if your Prime Minister is elected in his/her eighteenth year as an MP. The voters voted him/her into power in their millions, but Trev wants him out so one of his mate's sons can get in instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-87363078851507119302009-03-05T09:05:00.000+00:002009-03-05T09:05:00.000+00:00Two things: if term limits were applied, we'd neve...Two things: if term limits were applied, we'd never have had Winston Churchill. I'd far rather have a minimum age for an MP -- like 45 -- so that they'd have to go out and get a bit of real life experience before fucking our lives up.<BR/><BR/>Second thing: If Trev wants more women in parliament, can we bring back Maggie Thatcher?Obnoxio The Clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089552153702526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-75230000114518854312009-03-05T08:58:00.000+00:002009-03-05T08:58:00.000+00:00I can't see the problem as long as an MP is doing ...I can't see the problem as long as an MP is doing what he or she should be....ah, I can see this argujment failing.<BR/><BR/>As for Trevor Phillips, he can't leave it alone can he? One minute there's a stream of common sense flowing from him, the nexty it's back to the usual race, diversity, quotas and positive discrimination rubbish. Tiresome.....as usual!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-39022185349810059962009-03-05T08:45:00.000+00:002009-03-05T08:45:00.000+00:00Like Ross I like the idea of term limits. I think ...Like Ross I like the idea of term limits. I think a fundamental problem with our Parliament now is that people are professional politicians. In years past, people were came into parliament after establishing a career. That gave them experience and the knowledge that they had something to fall back upon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-11130450271984110492009-03-05T07:30:00.000+00:002009-03-05T07:30:00.000+00:00I quite like the idea of term limits although for ...I quite like the idea of term limits although for any of the diversity crap that Trevor Phillips supports it for.<BR/><BR/><I>"The Commission starts from the position that a Parliament which reflects the make-up of the nation it represents will result in better legislation and a higher degree of public confidence in the democratic process."</I><BR/><BR/>If the commission didn't start from that position and treated it as an hypothesis to be tested then it might discover something. For all they or we know it could lead to worse legislation and less confidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com