The Political Debate - The Language of Failure.

I haven't watched the TV Election Leaders Debates. I tend to tune out politicians when they speak. I think for all their PR people and advisors they actually don't know how to talk to voters in a meaningful way.

Everything is managed to the nth degree. There is nothing passionate or personal or honest in what they say. It isn't just that they don't answer simple questions with straightforward answers. Or even answer the actual question at all. It's really quite simple, it's all about real and meaningful words. Truth spoken from the heart of their personal beliefs & vision for the UK.

On the other hand we have created these political robots by our totally unrealistic expectations of what individual politicians can do. Is it reasonable or necessary to expect a normal human being to have a photographic memory of facts and figures? Is it actually possible to remember every relevant fact about your brief, whether you are a Minister or a Prime Minister? Of course not. It's as illogical as me learning by rote everything for A levels & then not using any of it in real life.

We need Politicians who have a vision of a fair, tolerant and reasonably prosperous society, which meets the needs of all it's citizens. They should be there because they have a burning desire to achieve that vision for the good of all of us and the World at large. They should be prepared to work with anyone who supports that vision.

It isn't about one person - the Prime Minister. It's about using all the skills, talents & commitment available. We should never have followed America into the Politics of Personality. I'm not interested in how a person looks on TV. I'm interested in the ability to take people forward to work towards a better United Kingdom.

What we have now is tribal wars, fought mostly by testosterone fuelled men who are avid for power and influence. The main players will compromise on anything to retain that power and influence & call it necessary negotiation for consensus. 

We should take the politics out of Politics. But I fear we have gone too far down this road to turn back now. This isn't good decision making or democracy. This is shambolic lurching from right to left and back again.

I for one am sick of it all.

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