Jan Higgins wrote:...I used to believe it was worth my time going to vote... sadly now I am not so sure when certain MP's choose to go against the will of the majority of their constituents.
MPs operate according to a modified form of Burke: 'Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion'. The modified bit comes when his judgment tells him that if he opposes opinion he may as well make a suppository of his career prospects (excuse the masculine personal pronouns, but Burke started it). It's a win-win: either 'principled politician' or 'people's champion'. In truth, though, the only principle shared by our representatives goes by the name of 'Peter'.