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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse in government for farmers ……. Neil Parrish
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<blockquote data-quote="ian33a" data-source="post: 8118132" data-attributes="member: 167948"><p>Two definitions of the word "Politics" - taken from a well known dictionary :</p><p></p><p>1) the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power.</p><p></p><p>2) <em>activities</em> aimed at improving someone's status or increasing power within an organization</p><p></p><p>While many politicians may enter politics with the first definition in mind, almost any politician who wishes to gain a higher office will need to be skilled with the second. These <em> activities</em> sometimes are ones that the individual does for himself to gain the status desired. Other times they are what a person does to others in order to further their own (or their parties) interests. Even those who don't wish to further their position need the same skills.</p><p></p><p>So many MP's have fallen from grace through either arrogance or naivety or both. Many, and party gate is an example, arrogantly thought they could have parties , just because. Others, like Sunak, thought that it wouldn't be a problem for the public if they or their wives were a little creative with their taxes. Who would find out? who would care? Naive, perhaps arrogant too.</p><p></p><p>In these days of social media, cameras everywhere, people being paid for exposing opportunities, everyone needs to think about how their actions will affect themselves and others and, for MP's, who already have a bad perception, this is especially true.</p><p></p><p>What he did was, fundamentally wrong (in a place of work and, especially in <em>that place) </em>and very naive as well. He may have been a top bloke, but if he wanted to stay in politics, he was a stupid bloke too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ian33a, post: 8118132, member: 167948"] Two definitions of the word "Politics" - taken from a well known dictionary : 1) the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power. 2) [I]activities[/I] aimed at improving someone's status or increasing power within an organization While many politicians may enter politics with the first definition in mind, almost any politician who wishes to gain a higher office will need to be skilled with the second. These [I] activities[/I] sometimes are ones that the individual does for himself to gain the status desired. Other times they are what a person does to others in order to further their own (or their parties) interests. Even those who don't wish to further their position need the same skills. So many MP's have fallen from grace through either arrogance or naivety or both. Many, and party gate is an example, arrogantly thought they could have parties , just because. Others, like Sunak, thought that it wouldn't be a problem for the public if they or their wives were a little creative with their taxes. Who would find out? who would care? Naive, perhaps arrogant too. In these days of social media, cameras everywhere, people being paid for exposing opportunities, everyone needs to think about how their actions will affect themselves and others and, for MP's, who already have a bad perception, this is especially true. What he did was, fundamentally wrong (in a place of work and, especially in [I]that place) [/I]and very naive as well. He may have been a top bloke, but if he wanted to stay in politics, he was a stupid bloke too. [/QUOTE]
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