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Originally Posted by Neil
You say they are paid enough - are you comparing that to what you are paid?
If you think of the Country as a big company which in effect it is then you need the best business minds to run it. We don't appear to have them and we are in a mess.
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Neil, let's just slot our politicians in place.
Many of them, particularly the top people in the main three parties, come from very rich families, went to expensive private(public?) schools, into the top universities then straight into politics.
They no nothing else but the political world. They couldn't run a bank, a company, not even a drinking session in a brewery. They know nothing of science, engineering or business.
The only reason they get highly paid positions on the boards of companies is because they have contacts, access to the seat of power, influence.
They are paid the rate for the job- a professional politician, not much use in any other profession .
You want the best business minds to run the country? I agree, a country needs to be a profitable company in effect. The massive salaries would be worth while.
But will these people be let into the seats of power? Like hell they will.Do you think for a minute the professional politicians would let anyone else near that power, that cushy number? Never.
Digby Jones and one or two others were brought in to advise and suggest policy. They didn't last long, they were ignored, slighted and had it made clear by both the politicians who hired them and the civil servants they were supposed to help that they were wasting their time. Digby Jones actually said that. Even Frank Field, a rare man in politics, was asked to come up with good ideas for the welfare state, did it and then was totally ignored. His suggestions were sound but politically uacceptable.
For the job our politicians of all parties have done over the last 20 years- we haven't under paid them, we shouldn't have paid them at all! Payment by results.
If you want the best business minds running the country,men of top ability, you need to sweep the Houses of Parliament clean and start again.
It won't happen.