tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post1313740763982990287..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Counting speechesJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-36251023553839508292011-08-08T12:03:55.255+01:002011-08-08T12:03:55.255+01:00Peter,
The clue may be in your question mark afte...Peter,<br /><br />The clue may be in your question mark after the word profession! Since most votes are probably cast on the basis of party rather than candidate, I'd suggest that the only people who could meaningfully attempt to measure performance would be the parties. <br /><br />It's not a problem free approach though, which I guess is why parties steer away from it. Given the tendency for politicians to believe that it's their personal characteristics and abilities which got them elected, they tend not to take well to the idea that someone else should be assessing their performance. And, thinking about it, that isn't an attitude limited to politicians. The people at the 'top' of any structure almost invariably believe that they're there because they're the best, don't they?John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-63441817009130251772011-08-08T08:04:27.794+01:002011-08-08T08:04:27.794+01:00A small, albeit belated comment: you correctly say...A small, albeit belated comment: you correctly say there are no job descriptions for MP's. The same applies to AMs and councillors. No other kind of profession (?) could survive without this simple measure for performance.<br />Why do we allow this?Peter D Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052053953801949816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-4370145723677335902011-08-02T10:39:50.415+01:002011-08-02T10:39:50.415+01:00Isn't there something a little bit odd about a...Isn't there something a little bit odd about a Nationalist MP claiming that a Labour MP isn't as completely bound up in the pointless processes of the Westminster Parliament as he is? Shouldn't it be the other way around?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com