Our dysfunctional system is putting people off standing for parliament, even if they'd make better MPs than those we have When the rumours started that Ed Balls was eyeing a comeback as an MP, the reaction from most people in Westminster was "why would he bother doing that?" Labour's former shadow chancellor has forged a fun career for himself since unexpectedly losing his Morley and Outwood seat in 2015; enjoying the Strictly Come Dancing limelight, writing a cookery book and presenting documen...
Westminster is broken - no wonder good MPs are in such short supply | Isabel Hardman
The Guardian - 24 Apr 2022 17:00
Our dysfunctional system is putting people off standing for parliament, even if they'd make better MPs than those we have When the rumours started that Ed Balls was eyeing a comeback as an MP, the reaction from most people in Westminster was "why would he bother doing that?" Labour's former shadow chancellor has forged a fun career for himself since unexpectedly losing his Morley and Outwood seat in 2015; enjoying the Strictly Come Dancing limelight, writing a cookery book and presenting documen...
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