Comments by "" (@col.hertford9855) on "Politicians need to be people with convictions" video.

God no, I’d rather have a sensible pragmatist. The last three people with conviction to hold high office in my opinion were thatcher (who was utterly convinced in neoliberalism), blair (who was utterly convinced in his holy war in Iraq) and Sunak (who is utterly convinced in the pursuit of personal wealth). May would have made the list if she had taken over at a time she could have been free to follow her conscience (another rabid neoliberal). I want someone who has pragmatic views but is passionate about making UK a better place. Someone who can look at the best way of making change, not someone with a dogmatic views that they can’t change even when the evidence is clearly in front of them. Dogma is always a bad thing.
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@daveherbert6215 I completely agree with that, but I think that was a cold, unpleasant, political calculation rather than a matter of conscience, so she didn’t make the list.
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@donnacreamer4123 the jury did.
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That’s an idea for sure. So you don’t value experience? There are a bunch of older states persons who improved over the years, Benn, Clarke, Hesseltine, Ashdown, harmen, hodge, Corbyn being just a few. Just because you don’t know many MPs doesn’t mean they aren’t doing a good job. Arguably a good constituency Mp shouldn’t have the best national profile, as they will often be focused on representing there area. In short, I don’t think this is a good idea.
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