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Qualifications required by a Member of Parliament

Qualifications required by a Member of Parliament

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Started by Anonymous 17 years ago
We submit that it should be a requirement that any person standing for Parliament should have worked in industry,business or the armed forces for a minimum of 10 years. Any work carried out voluntarily or otherwise for a politiciaqn or political party will not be counted towards the 10 years qualifying period.

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July 19, 2009

I really did not think this would gain so much ground but it is honestly wild to see how many people want actual real world experience in our government. My phone has been buzzing nonstop since this morning and I am trying to keep up with the comments because there are some genuinely brilliant ideas tucked in there.

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Sarah Todd
17 years ago Featured

YES. get them out of the bubble. they have no clue how hard it is to actually run a business or balance a budget.

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Dave Reddy
17 years ago Featured

About time. Too many career politicians who have never done a real day of work in their lives making rules for the rest of us. They need to live in the real world first.

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mark Garcia
17 years ago Featured

Agreed. 10 years min. keep the suit and tie graduates out until they get some experience.

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