The Devil's Own Blog From God's Own County

Well in recent days we've had absolute proof that politicians are basically self-serving crooks that will happily do anything to line their own pockets. So what do the massed ranks of Britain's journalists think is the solution to this problem - well both the Sun and the Guardian think that the answer is to have more of the crooked bastards by sacking the largely honest Lords (all the Lords who have been found to be defrauding the public or selling influence are those nasty political appointees) and replacing them with an elected second chamber. This is completely mad - we need less crooked scum not more. The second chamber should consist of people who reject politics so that they can slap down the inevitable trash that results from allowing a largely uneducated electorate free reign to exercise their monumental ignorance. IMO anyone admitted to the second chamber should pass the following tests:

1. to never have been a member of a political party or have family or friends who are members of a political party
2. to never have sought elected office
3. to have not voted in any election for at least ten years, and finally
4. to undertake never to talk to a politician or listen to their views.

Personally I'd abolish democracy and replace politicians with representatives selected by the jury system for a single five year term meeting no more than one hour a week. Anyone who shows any inclination towards politics should be hung from the nearest lamp-post or if you are feeling charitable imprisoned for life.

Obviously the Sun is so low-brow you can understand that they might be so stupid as to think politicians shouldn't be shot on sight and given the sub-editing in today's Guardian (from Simon Hoggart's column "someone who has just shrugged a great weight from his soldiers" amazingly they've repeated the cock up on the website too) the Guardian is also terminally stupid.