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Pierre · 10-11-2021, 22:42

It’s a failure that being a member of Parliament is not considered worthy enough of being a full time job.

Let’s face it the quality of MPs is extremely variable. If Angela Rayner qualifies, then anyone qualifies.

I don’t think it is unreasonable to set a minimum criteria for what is required for a person to stand as an MP, and have prospective candidates assessed before an independent panel before they are allowed to stand for election.

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Pierre The Dark Satanic Mills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: floating in the ether Posts: 13,110	Re: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up It’s a failure that being a member of Parliament is not considered worthy enough of being a full time job. Let’s face it the quality of MPs is extremely variable. If Angela Rayner qualifies, then anyone qualifies. I don’t think it is unreasonable to set a minimum criteria for what is required for a person to stand as an MP, and have prospective candidates assessed before an independent panel before they are allowed to stand for election. __________________ The wheel's still turning but the hamsters dead.