Broon’s clumsiness illustrates well that there should be mandatory tests of eligibility for people who wish to represent us politically. Just the basic stuff: intellectual capacity, mental stability, integrity, wisdom, humility, courage, experience etc. In their absence we’ve had a long, long succession of lightweight chancers whose main talent is Machiavellian chicanery. It’s not just Broon.
Broon’s clumsiness illustrates well that there should be mandatory tests of eligibility for people who wish to represent us politically. Just the basic stuff: intellectual capacity, mental stability, integrity, wisdom, humility, courage, experience etc. In their absence we’ve had a long, long succession of lightweight chancers whose main talent is Machiavellian chicanery. It’s not just Broon.
Broon’s clumsiness illustrates well that there should be mandatory tests of eligibility for people who wish to represent us politically. Just the basic stuff: intellectual capacity, mental stability, integrity, wisdom, humility, courage, experience etc. In their absence we’ve had a long, long succession of lightweight chancers whose main talent is Machiavellian chicanery. It’s not just Broon.
Could start with a minimum age for MPs (35+) and requirement to have worked in the private sector for at least two years.
Raise that to 5
Amen