I agree. You either pay them a lot more to attract the really smart people who instead go to high paying jobs in tech and finance, or, pay them much less which will attract the community focused people who will do a good job because they have civic and local pride.
Right now we are stuck in the middle and it attracts people who are smart enough to be corrupt but not smart enough to do an effective job.
We should also vote in ranked lists to get better consensus instead of the polarizing politics we have today.
I'd like the smartest people in their sectors get the role that fits their skills and knowledge in government.
What I've never been to able to get my head around is how there's a merry-go-round of different politicians doing different cabinet roles.
Surely, for example, if you're the Secratery of State for Education, you knuckle down and stick at it for a decent period of time. Basically treat the job like a real job (which it is) and don't quit or be sacked within months.
Not only that, surely the person undertaking the role has some knowledge of the sector. I just find it unbelievable that you get the likes of Therese Coffey being Secratery of State for Environment, Farming and Rural affairs one week and the Health Secretary the next!
They're basically the head of a whole sector they have no experience in.
I know it's been like that for years, other countries have similar systems and civil servants do the leg work. But still, I find it bizarre. To me it's just an other example of how detached Westminster is from real life.
