UK Voters, Make Your Vote Count Today
One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut he
asked about his bill and the barber replies, ‘I cannot accept money
from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The florist was
pleased and left the shop.
When the barber goes to open his shop the next morning there is a
‘thank you’ card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door..
Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his
bill, the barber again replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m
doing community service this week.’ The cop is happy and leaves the
shop.
The next morning when the barber goes to open up there is a ‘thank
you’ card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.
Later that day, a college professor comes in for a haircut, and when
he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replies, ‘I cannot accept
money from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The professor
is very happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber opens his shop, there is a ‘thank
you’ card and a dozen different books, such as ‘How to Improve
Your Business’ and ‘Becoming More Successful.’
Then, a Member of Parliament comes in for a haircut , and when he goes
to pay his bill the barber again replies, ‘I cannot accept money from
you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The Member of Parliament
is very happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber goes to open up, there are a dozen
Members of Parliament lined up waiting for a free haircut.
And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between
the citizens of the UK and many Members of Parliament
A lot of people are angry with UK politicians — so this could turn out to be one of the most interesting elections for a while.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Christine Miller // Jun 4, 2009 at 11:08 am
Apposite story, Barry, and whilst apathy isn’t the answer, there’s a lot of confusion about who might be a ‘good politician’ (even whether such a creaure exists!
) Mind you, if I lived in Twickenham and had Vince Cable I’d be clear about it.
Time for Electoral Reform, do you think?
How about the Single Transferable Vote? STV
http://bit.ly/G9KTV
2 Barry Dunlop // Jun 4, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Hi Christine, I think Electoral Reform is over due — and STV is a good alternative, they have been using that in N Ireland for a long time, so thought it strange it could not be applied to rest of the UK
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