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.
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.
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.
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 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)
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.
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.
@@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. 🩵🩵🩵
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 😂😂😂
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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....
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.
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.
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.
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.
Well yes. It's because society is rewarding people for being self-serving. Even though there are still some remarkable politicians who have a genuine desire to help people.
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.
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It's so frustrating that a quick search of UA-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 whole political system is bankrupt. Politicians are self serving and I suspect encourage lobbying from powerful interests. I suspect they also allow the lobbyists to sit in meetings are ask them how they can serve them.
No it isn't, people who are prepared to reason in public are unlikely to be the main problem. Worry about the people with trillions ££ who you never see
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.
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.
Politicians in the past probably had one master , their electorate. Now they have too many masters, their sponsors, whether commercial companies or foreign countries. Their electorate is only a means to an end.
The problem with the school education system is that it doesn't teach the reality of history. Politicians have never truly served the bulk of people. We are very slowly clawing our way out of the legacy of mediaeval feudalism in some areas. It's why almost all land is in the hands of a tiny tiny number of organisations and people. And house of lords still unelected
@DWbo-r7v I'd argue that neo feudalism is where we are heading now. Whether by accident or design is probably irrelevant. The eye-watering wealth and sense of entitlement for a section of society and the increasing inpoverishment of populations on a global basis can only lead to this conclusion. I wonder how long it will last and what will develop from what I consider to be the inevitable collapse.
I've noticed this trait in political activists of all political stripes as well. There doesn't seem to be as much interest in achieving objectives than in the thrill felt in continuing the fight.
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).
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)
Power attracts corruptible narcissistic psychopaths and emboldens them. The public then vote for these "strong" leaders. We have no selection process for who would wield this power best, other than they seek it. Look for leaders who have proven results who see it as burden but a responsibility. We need strong systems of accountability and transparency for the decisions made by the civil service and government.
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?
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.
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.
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."
This is another aspect of why national leadership by an individual just doesn't work. It might have been relevant in the medieval era but is now damaging and often dangerous.
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.
Hang on Richard, this is a democracy. You are free to put your proposals, in a cogent and convincing way, to the electorate and ask for their vote. The public is in a mood to listen to new voices, well they are listening to Nigel Garage so they must be desperate. I have watched some of your stuff and in one or two you were very much on the right trail but didn't take it to conclusion. Most of your suggestions are just Junior Common Room chatter, though. Best of luck for 2029!
“Politics: “Poli” a Latin word meaning “many”; and “tics” meaning “bloodsucking creatures”.” - Robin Williams History has shown that politicians are very good at two things: causing wars and unemployment. The reason is that they prioritize political gains over long-term economic stability.
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.
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.
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.
What other job is there for which you require no relevant qualifications whatsoever and is so well paid, and gives you the opportunity of getting to the top? Johnson - classics degree - newspaper columnist. Truss - management accountant. Sunak - banker. Thatcher - non-practising barrister who married oil money. Now look at the past: Heath - good war record rising to company level, anti-Nazi and anti-fascist activist before WW2. Wilson - brilliant statistician and economist. Churchill - army officer, senior ministerial jobs. Blair at least was a practising lawyer before he went into politics. It's also instructive to compare Elon Musk with Lord Hives. Hives started as a motor mechanic and worked his way to the top of Rolls-Royce. His focus on the Merlin engine made a big difference to the War, even the US adopting it for fighters. He was willing to sacrifice people's pet projects to the greater good, and to tell politicians to get stuffed. Musk started as a nepo baby, got lucky, bought into an electric car company and became immensely rich despite his car company only making money due to government subsidies and protectionism. It isn't only politics where things are going downhill.
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
There are and have been some good MPs. The famously bad ones get the headlines. In some countries most of the ministers have PhDs and presumably have the greatest chance of being useful.
I don't think having a PhD necessarily makes you qualified for a role or automatically somebody with a decent moral compass, incapable of being corrupted.
@@benjaminford9932 George Bush graduated from Yale, Diane Abbott from Cambridge. Work that one out! The thing is, we shouldnt want 'experts' as politicians. 100% of us are ignorant on 99.9% of things, even the genius sorts which is fine. What they should be able to do is listen to experts, balance the arguments & find the least bad path forward. Politics being the art of the possible etc. Its painful when Diane Abbott gives an answer on something that she clearly has no idea on, but feels compelled to say something lest she appear ignorant. It seems the most difficult words for her are 'I don't know' which is an entirely reasonable, sensible answer. Ignorance is not a sin, but attempting to cover it up most certainly should be.
Billy Connolly said if somebody says he wants to enter politics that should disqualify him from becoming a politician.
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.
Boris Johnson epitomised this, by any means, even if it means ruining your own country.
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.
I suspect Kier Starmer sees this job merely as a stepping stone to greater power and riches at a European level next.
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.
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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?
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 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)
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.
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.
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I believe the reason Starver wanted to become politician is far more nefarious than simply chasing dopamine.
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. 🩵🩵🩵
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Power is they're addiction, they enjoy the control they have over lives other than their own ..... money just greases the wheels.
The only thing the majority of politicians are consistently successful at is enhancing their personal wealth.
I think exactly the same could be said of very many people in the media and some big companies.
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.
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.
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
Perfectly describes Starmer, got elected, and now doesn't have a clue what to do now..
lol which politician doesn't it describe
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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....
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.
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.
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.
Follow the money that'll let you know why they do and say what they do
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.
Well yes. It's because society is rewarding people for being self-serving. Even though there are still some remarkable politicians who have a genuine desire to help people.
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.
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It's so frustrating that a quick search of UA-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 most these days are just career climbers .. there’s few left who genuinely want to make a difference .
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!)
The whole political system is bankrupt. Politicians are self serving and I suspect encourage lobbying from powerful interests. I suspect they also allow the lobbyists to sit in meetings are ask them how they can serve them.
Masters of deception
No it isn't, people who are prepared to reason in public are unlikely to be the main problem. Worry about the people with trillions ££ who you never see
@@hn6187 Sorry to disagree with you. I think we live in a pseudo democratic country. A plutocracy run by technocrats.
Sorry to disagree with you. I think we live in a pseudo democratic country. A plutocracy run by technocrats
And the money they can make
Worst ; not for people but corporate world; etc?
Only few !
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.
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.
Politicians in the past probably had one master , their electorate. Now they have too many masters, their sponsors, whether commercial companies or foreign countries. Their electorate is only a means to an end.
Depends how far back you want to go. Wasn't really that long ago that those eligible to vote were a small fraction of the general population.
The problem with the school education system is that it doesn't teach the reality of history.
Politicians have never truly served the bulk of people. We are very slowly clawing our way out of the legacy of mediaeval feudalism in some areas. It's why almost all land is in the hands of a tiny tiny number of organisations and people. And house of lords still unelected
@DWbo-r7v I'd argue that neo feudalism is where we are heading now. Whether by accident or design is probably irrelevant. The eye-watering wealth and sense of entitlement for a section of society and the increasing inpoverishment of populations on a global basis can only lead to this conclusion. I wonder how long it will last and what will develop from what I consider to be the inevitable collapse.
@DWbo-r7vHow long ‘til the House of Lords Bishops are replaced by Imams ?
My bet is 4 years for the first one.
My word, you hit the nail on the head. I've had a similar theory for years. New subscriber.
I've noticed this trait in political activists of all political stripes as well. There doesn't seem to be as much interest in achieving objectives than in the thrill felt in continuing the fight.
Being PM should be the starting point not the end goal
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
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).
Supine, venal. That's about it.
the idea/ they don't have manners 😮😢😂
The hit they get is when they see their bank accounts obscenely swelling.
Politicians constantly prove they are not fit for purpose.
A group who constantly set a low standard and fail to achieve it.
If they took their eyes off themselves things might start to change.
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)
Power attracts corruptible narcissistic psychopaths and emboldens them. The public then vote for these "strong" leaders. We have no selection process for who would wield this power best, other than they seek it. Look for leaders who have proven results who see it as burden but a responsibility. We need strong systems of accountability and transparency for the decisions made by the civil service and government.
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?
Why would any normal person today put their name in for public office when somebody with some "misguided feelings" can destroy your life!!
So true, well sais , thank you
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.
Celebrities have far more clout than anyone today. The politicians love it when a celeb backs them, or they hold up s celeb, with the same thoughts.
That more a sign of how sick we are as a society than anything else to be honest.
It's the old saying. When you start dealing with Money don't consume your own junk because you always ends up a junky.
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 want money, power, authority, control, influence, dominance, status, reputation, etc.
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."
This is another aspect of why national leadership by an individual just doesn't work. It might have been relevant in the medieval era but is now damaging and often dangerous.
We, as the politicians' electorate, are also dopamine junkies.
A lot of politicians are only in it to get a cushy job a lobbyists has promised them 😅
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.
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Hang on Richard, this is a democracy. You are free to put your proposals, in a cogent and convincing way, to the electorate and ask for their vote. The public is in a mood to listen to new voices, well they are listening to Nigel Garage so they must be desperate. I have watched some of your stuff and in one or two you were very much on the right trail but didn't take it to conclusion. Most of your suggestions are just Junior Common Room chatter, though. Best of luck for 2029!
great video Richard.....
Thanks 👍
“Politics: “Poli” a Latin word meaning “many”; and “tics” meaning “bloodsucking creatures”.” - Robin Williams
History has shown that politicians are very good at two things: causing wars and unemployment. The reason is that they prioritize political gains over long-term economic stability.
I can't not like a Robin Williams quote.
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.
You can't conclude that Starmer "only" wanted to be PM for any particular reason. That would be an argument from ignorance fallacy.
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.
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.
What other job is there for which you require no relevant qualifications whatsoever and is so well paid, and gives you the opportunity of getting to the top?
Johnson - classics degree - newspaper columnist.
Truss - management accountant.
Sunak - banker.
Thatcher - non-practising barrister who married oil money.
Now look at the past:
Heath - good war record rising to company level, anti-Nazi and anti-fascist activist before WW2.
Wilson - brilliant statistician and economist.
Churchill - army officer, senior ministerial jobs.
Blair at least was a practising lawyer before he went into politics.
It's also instructive to compare Elon Musk with Lord Hives.
Hives started as a motor mechanic and worked his way to the top of Rolls-Royce. His focus on the Merlin engine made a big difference to the War, even the US adopting it for fighters. He was willing to sacrifice people's pet projects to the greater good, and to tell politicians to get stuffed.
Musk started as a nepo baby, got lucky, bought into an electric car company and became immensely rich despite his car company only making money due to government subsidies and protectionism.
It isn't only politics where things are going downhill.
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
So Keir Starmer is not a good polititian for British citizens?
Its not about winning, its about money.
There are and have been some good MPs. The famously bad ones get the headlines. In some countries most of the ministers have PhDs and presumably have the greatest chance of being useful.
I don't think having a PhD necessarily makes you qualified for a role or automatically somebody with a decent moral compass, incapable of being corrupted.
@@benjaminford9932 George Bush graduated from Yale, Diane Abbott from Cambridge. Work that one out!
The thing is, we shouldnt want 'experts' as politicians. 100% of us are ignorant on 99.9% of things, even the genius sorts which is fine. What they should be able to do is listen to experts, balance the arguments & find the least bad path forward. Politics being the art of the possible etc.
Its painful when Diane Abbott gives an answer on something that she clearly has no idea on, but feels compelled to say something lest she appear ignorant.
It seems the most difficult words for her are 'I don't know' which is an entirely reasonable, sensible answer.
Ignorance is not a sin, but attempting to cover it up most certainly should be.
Our government is such a nonsense !!! Westminster is just nonsensical !!! (Going off what the likes of Cummings and Stewart say).
Corruption.
The 'please subscribe' segue was actually genius. Really wasn't expecting it!
Nicely done Richard, nicely done there’s your dopamine hit
That was the best subscribe request ever!!
It's because the tippy top of the human hierarchy are trying to become immortal
Sort of, they probably have NPD....... and if you do any history, Narcissist in Power are humanity's Bane!
Enjoy the hit .. and you are right yet again !
When you hear what Nadine Dorres said about her time in government, it sounds as though there were a lot of junkies around.
Control freakery gives them an orgasm. Debating is, more or less, a subject taught at posh boys school and all that matters is that you win.
Ironic that they passed a law criminalising "controlling and coercive" behaviour and nobody noticed this was projection on a cosmic scale.
The dopamine hit comes from their monthly salaries and perks!😂