They are all so bloody whiny...

[Soph0571]

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Do you think our politicians have any idea how bloody whiny they sound... pointing the finger at their opponents and 'wah, wah, wah, it is all their fault, I do not trust them, they are mean, they are the enemies of the people, it is not our fault, we wanted to talk but they didn't, they need to accommodate our position on X, Y, Z before we will move an inch'
Everyone is at it. I have listened to all the political podcasts over the weekend and the only thing any of them have to say is it is not their fault, they are the grown ups in the room, everyone needs to compromise with their plan, even when they don't really have a plan at all...

It is so dispiriting. With this rabble leading the way there will never be an end to this Brexit nasty.
On the bright side with a new 3 month extension, anything could happen.. personally I would give my left arm for the outcome of the general election, lib dem becoming the official opposition (cannot win, not possible), coalition with SNP, revoke article 50. Nightmare over. One can dream

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. The quality of politicians does seem far worse than in previous decades

in many parties (I might say the Greens and SNP are OK at the moment).

[Soph0571]

2. SNP are annoying me a bit

They are rote at the moment in every interview

[T_i_B]

3. I have noticed this problem

UK politics is not attracting the best and brightest right now. There are many reasons for this such as the tribalism of the political parties, political parties not being attractive enough to join for most people and political activism being difficult to fit with other commitments for most people. The unpopularity of politicians, deserved as it may be is also a deterrent. Not to mention how wildly uninformed the general public is about any issue with a degree of complexity, which is reflected in our politicians.

It's a difficult, complex problem, but it's clearly a major problem that we have with politics in this country.

[T_i_B]

4. Just got back from Germany

This much is has been very much noticed by our German friends. The whole project to leave the EU is seen as a great big mardy arsed tantrum, which is not something I can dispute.

Bad politicians have made us the laughing stock of Europe.