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Can someone tell me one politician who is qualified to do this job

geoffky
geoffky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
I really can not think of one..brown studied history at uni and yet he thinks he can run a country...amazing when you think about it..
It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.
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  • nickj_2
    nickj_2 Posts: 7,052 Forumite
    is that why he's taking us back to the good old labour days of the 70's
  • itsnever2lateisit?
    itsnever2lateisit? Posts: 863 Forumite
    FWIW an MP is the most highly paid unskilled job by a country mile, no formal qualifications are required, just the ability to talk the hind leg off a donkey while avoiding answering the question
    [strike]Debt @ LBM 04/07 £14,804[/strike]01/08 [strike]£10,472[/strike]now debt free:j

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  • 1echidna
    1echidna Posts: 23,086 Forumite
    I can remember the days when the boards of large UK companies were stuffed with Greek and Roman scholars. Thank goodness those days have past. Not sure what best qualifies a politician though. Bit suspicious these days of bankers and financiers.
  • olly300
    olly300 Posts: 14,738 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Vince Cable Lib Dem - http://www.vincentcable.org.uk/pages/yourmp.html

    There are quite a lot of solicitors and barristers who practised in the House of Commons for example Alistair Darling is a Advocate who actually practised. Unfortunately I have no idea why he is Chancellor.
    I'm not cynical I'm realistic :p

    (If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)
  • iltisman
    iltisman Posts: 2,589 Forumite
    In recent years the two best PMs were Thatcher and Blair a chemist and yet another lawyer, its not qualifications it is the ability to lead.
  • mbga9pgf
    mbga9pgf Posts: 3,224 Forumite
    olly300 wrote: »
    Vince Cable Lib Dem - http://www.vincentcable.org.uk/pages/yourmp.html

    There are quite a lot of solicitors and barristers who practised in the House of Commons for example Alistair Darling is a Advocate who actually practised. Unfortunately I have no idea why he is Chancellor.


    Vince was a head economicist for a BIG uk oil company. Been speaking sense since 2001 and I say this as a true blue tory. Could run rings round Osborne/Brown/Darling
  • storminbalder
    storminbalder Posts: 469 Forumite
    geoffky wrote: »
    I really can not think of one..brown studied history at uni and yet he thinks he can run a country...amazing when you think about it..

    I assume you prefer the alternative.....

    ....................................................Dictatorship!
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,357 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    iltisman wrote: »
    In recent years the two best PMs were Thatcher and Blair a chemist and yet another lawyer, its not qualifications it is the ability to lead.
    Blair was not a good PM.
    Mo Mowlam was the best NuLab politician.
    And Major was a better PM than Maggie.
  • mvengemvenge
    mvengemvenge Posts: 599 Forumite
    olly300 wrote: »
    There are quite a lot of solicitors and barristers who practised in the House of Commons for example Alistair Darling is a Advocate who actually practised. Unfortunately I have no idea why he is Chancellor.

    Because Gordon needed a scapegoat so he could try to say "Not me, gov".
    Fokking Fokk!
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    And Major was a better PM than Maggie

    That's one of the funniest things I've read in a long time :rotfl: :rotfl:


    .......shame you were being serious :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
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