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  It is depressing but comes as no surprise to see our local politicos engaging in their usual yah-boo attempts at puerile point-scoring. The political malaise is clearly equally as prevalent at grass-roots level as it is with those less-than-honourable members of parliament whose greedy antics are being exposed day by day to the mounting incredulity of a nation who feel deceived and sorely let down.
  
  My own feeling is that the remuneration for M.P.'s is far too high and should be drastically reduced to encourage high-minded people of principle to put themselves forward solely for the honour and privilege of serving their constituents and their country. The accompanying emoluments should be adequate to ensure a comfortable standard of living and no more.
  
  I have no confidence in the ability of any of the present generation of politicians to redress the apocalyptic situation in which the nation now finds itself. For decades past, the wealth of the nation has been frittered away by intellectual pygmies hewing single-mindedly to one or another tired and discredited political philosopy.
  
  Somehow, we have to fashion a way of getting the brightest and best into parliament such that under competent leadership we may forge ahead without forever having the fruits of our joint endeavours repeatedly dissipated by the actions of second-rate placemen operating outwith their limited range of abilities.

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