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What are they for?
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Wanting to clarify my own thoughts on the matter and give everyone else something to roll their eyes at -
Generally speaking,what are politicians responsibilities, and what should they be doing?
Generally speaking,what are politicians responsibilities, and what should they be doing?
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this is a 'ladybird' version on the functions of parliament (from my scrappy a level notes!)
scrutinise the executive
scrutinise and amend legislation
forum for debate
represent constituents (this is done by the mps)
form and sustain government (ie government survives as long as it has a parliamentry majority)
pass and legitimise legislation (we obey law (most of the time!) because it is passed by a democratically elected government)
educate public on politics
training and testing ground for ministers
represent the people
whips - make sure all mps vote and 'keep them in line'
mps - representing their consituents (or should be!)
member of cabinet - implement policy etc
backbencher - mp who is not a minister
hope this helps
Generally speaking, if you listen to politicians, they aren't responsible for anything, it's always the previous Govts fault <IMG alt="image" SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0">
What they should be doing is staying out of our way as much as possible. They should have the maturity to stop the petty point scoring and actually work together to achieve things. They should remember that each was elected to serve us and not to tell us what to think...