MF is obviously on the sex pest list. But what's stopping the rest of you?
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Politics, what's stopping you from running for office?
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Prior experience.
Politicians only think they're running the country. They're not. They have zero clout unless a they're a Cabinet Minister and even then hardly any.
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I have a lot of time for Francis Maude he tried his hardest to solve the spectacular waste in our (un)-Civil Service...
have a read of this speech that he gave last year...
https://www.conservativehome.com/par...full-text.html
We are fed the utter bulltulip that the civil service remains impartial but I am afraid when you have a majority of them belonging to a union that in turn funds the Labour Party there is a clear conflict of interest that is not in the best interests of the tax payer.Comment
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I was elected onto a couple of local council groups that I am involved in, but having dealt with some of the more senior parts of the local district council and the county council, they are basically full of unelected bureaucrats who come up with policies which they show no flexibility in, nor do they want to step out of their offices to see the impact of their decisions, or understand what could be done better. I have no desire to go beyond my current level of involvement.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by bobspud View PostI have a lot of time for Francis Maude he tried his hardest to solve the spectacular waste in our (un)-Civil Service...
have a read of this speech that he gave last year...
https://www.conservativehome.com/par...full-text.html
We are fed the utter bulltulip that the civil service remains impartial but I am afraid when you have a majority of them belonging to a union that in turn funds the Labour Party there is a clear conflict of interest that is not in the best interests of the tax payer.Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View Postbut having dealt with some of the more senior parts of the local district council and the county council, they are basically full of unelected bureaucrats who come up with policies which they show no flexibility in, nor do they want to step out of their offices to see the impact of their decisions, or understand what could be done better.“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostI was elected onto a couple of local council groups that I am involved in, but having dealt with some of the more senior parts of the local district council and the county council, they are basically full of unelected bureaucrats who come up with policies which they show no flexibility in, nor do they want to step out of their offices to see the impact of their decisions, or understand what could be done better. I have no desire to go beyond my current level of involvement.
Personally I can't run for office. I want to help people....Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostRemind me how you were elected to CUK office?
Personally I can't run for office. I want to help people....…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by HugeWhale View PostPrior experience.
Politicians only think they're running the country. They're not. They have zero clout unless a they're a Cabinet Minister and even then hardly any.
Civil servants are running the country. That is where the power is.Comment
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