Yes, MPs are weird… but is that a good thing?

Politicians are… weird. While it baffles us relentlessly – could it be a good thing? Sunak forgetting how to use a card machine, Rees-Mogg lounging in the commons and Truss, Truss-ing. The list goes on and on and on. So why are politicians the way they are? Dr. James Weinberg is a political academic at the University of Sheffield and author of Who Enters Politics And Why. He joins Marie Le Conte in The Bunker.

• “We’ve got this popular human fascination with politicians.” – James Weinberg.
• “I think it’s highly unlikely that the political environment changes politician’s personalities.” – James Weinberg
• “If we can change our political environment, I think our politicians have the drivers to do a good job.” – James Weinberg

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Written and presented by Marie Le Conte. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

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