Scotland to allow under 18s to become MPs

Started by Alex, April 12, 2022, 11:43:25 AM

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Michael Rolls

Quote from: klondike on April 29, 2022, 09:23:29 AM
If folks are daft enough to vote for them then they can't complain IMO.
To my mind there should be no MPs under 40 or without some real world work experience.
Being a softy, I would have said 35, bit I agree with the concept - and I do not like to see MPs who have done nothing else but come up through the political system.
Mike
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klondike

You'd be had pressed to find any of them who didn't. Is having been in Parliament for 30 years something to be proud of or just a demonstration of lack of ambition and experience of anything else.

Michael Rolls

to my mind yes - the latter, unless that 30 years was preceded by useful experience
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klondike

Unless they are approaching retirement they would be hard pressed to have gained much useful experience prior to 30 years as an MP. 10 years as an intern doesn't count.