[Neil]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I think you have scored a direct hit there Flashy.
We know that the politicians can promise us the moon when they are asking for our vote....but when they have got it....they do what they damn well like...whether it fits in with our wishes or not.

Politicians do not follow the desires of those who elected them...they follow the directives of the Party Line(our own MP is a prime example of this).
Many politicians think we should be treated as though we have nothing to keep our ears apart(and some of them have even commented that we do not know enough to make a sensible decision about certain things).

Many politicians are not in the job for what they can do to improve the lives of their electorate...but more to enhance their own bank balance, to network, so that when their political career comes to a halt, they will have something soft to fall back on.

Politicians seem to know (and care little) of the struggles faced each day by people like you and me.

Like the voters who are disengaged from politics....they are disengaged from the electorate..

Now, I will just go and get two more of the extra strong anti-cynical pills.

That may be true at national level but these were local elections and I doubt many of them make anything out of being a local councillor compared to the hours they put in. A lot of them are retired so have no need for something to fall back on.