David Cox of The First Post imagines the speech politicians of all parties would really like to give. Here’s an extract:
"… do you have to demand better services at the same time as lower taxes? Must you ask for the planet to be saved while you insist on driving and flying? Do you have to clamour for things to be banned while decrying any infringement of personal freedom? Must you complain about immigrants taking jobs you’re too idle to do yourselves?
"You say you want politicians to speak their minds, but whenever we do, you accuse us of gaffes or splits. You hound us for accepting dodgy donations, but you refuse to fund our parties out of your taxes. You begrudge us our little perks, though we can’t claim unfair dismissal when you capriciously turf us out. You have the nerve to despise us, when, unlike you, we make at least some effort to discharge our democratic duty."
The full speech is well worth a read.
Hat-tip: Iain Dale.
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1 Lee Griffin // Jan 23, 2008 at 12:34 am
Biggest load of bollocks I’ve ever read, and MP’s that think that such tripe is “true” should be named so that we can alleviate them of the burden of doing their job and dealing with a vast array of opinions and people.
2 Gavin Whenman // Jan 23, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I think this fake speech is wrong, but for another reason: the real target is the media (or more accurately, the press), which will happily face one way one day and another the next.
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