Our political class, or distinct lack thereof

Alison Loat pulls together various strands to consider turnover and experience in the House of Commons.

Alison Loat pulls together various strands to consider turnover and experience in the House of Commons.

So is it a problem? Maybe, maybe not. It’s a good thing to have fresh minds and a comparatively open political system. Furthermore, it’s unclear how realistically we can change it even if we wanted to (although better HR management in politics would be a most welcome change). To paraphrase a wiser observer than myself, I guess the real question is whether our Parliament is too transient to properly do its job.