Could We Double The Length Of Our Parliamentary Summer Break?

[RobNorth]

The true importance of our politicians is about to be demonstrated - last week, this week, our world is falling apart...but next week the politicians all b...g.er off for three months, just like that. What will happen? Precisely nothing. The hysterical newsreaders and pundits will join them in Tuscany to have a good blowout on our money (sorry, generous salaries) The BBC will manage without it's earth shattering political programmes and we will all get a rest.
22 weeks off may not be enough so I suggest adding a further 12 would be good for us all.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//The true importance of our politicians is about to be demonstrated - last week, this week, our world is falling apart...but next week the politicians all b...g.er off for three months//

The "true importance(relevance?) of the politicians who sit in the Mother of Parliaments is demonstrated every week on the media's coverage of the "debates" about those policies whereby the security and happiness of the realm are to be assured - or compromised.

Prime Minister's Question Time? A full set of "representatives" grinning into camera. Any other day or time? Some days you'd struggle to get two football teams from the opposing benches.

Westminster has out-sourced its main legislative function resulting in a considerable increase in leisure time. Given the quality of our representatives the fact that most are away in Tuscany or wherever has got to be good news, hasn't it?
On the excellent principle (whose most polite version is Jo Brand talking about Simon Cowell in a life boat): "better out than in".

[Old_Geezer]

Perhaps we could extend it to 12 months ?

[Hymie]

Between June 2010 - December 2011 Belgium had no government, during that time nothing much seemed to go awry – I’m with OG, we should mount a serious attempt to beat that Belgium record.