I am going to have a pop at our beloved Members of Parliament. Having just about scraped through the expenses scandal last year (and with four now trying to escape prosecution by claiming immunity), do you as a voter still have faith in them? The reason I’m bringing this up is because I watched the programme on TV’s Channel 4 – Tower Block of Commons, where MP’s were challenged to live for a week on benefits in Social Housing. I have to say I personally was appalled by their collective snobbery and general lack of knowledge of living in our society today – what we call the real world. I won’t name names – its pointless. Some were more educated on our lives than others. Some had more understanding of our day to day lives and the struggle that people living in Social Housing and surviving on benefits have. Ultimately, did they really care though? Doubt it.
I could go on and on about this programme and the MP’s. I won’t. What I will say though is that I will be very surprised if the MP’s in the programme don’t show a true representation of all the MP’s lounging around in the Houses of Parliament and putting their clothing, carpets and food on their claim forms at OUR expence. How can we expect them to help those on benefits and in Social Housing when they don’t even know the price of a loaf of bread. Its truly shameful and embarrassing both for MP’s and us – the people that elected them.
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2 Responses to “Living in the real world”
admin
5 months ago
One of the MP’s has just said “I have just realised that quite often what MP’s do makes peoples lives worse”.
Bet she doesn’t do anything about it though.
A case of “I’m alright Jack – sod the rest”.???? Quite probably.
karen
3 months ago
that would be about right for them ?