MP Sam Carling

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W12GT

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3,690 posts

227 months

Sunday 7th July
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Just seen him on TV doing an interview stating how he’s had life experiences that older MPs haven’t had (he’s talking like recent ones I guess?? Nursery, puberty, his first kiss?). Exactly what we need :-another naive MP who thinks he knows everything.

Couldn’t get it out of my head that he was Paul the alien….

Sam Carling MP


Paul the Alien.

bitchstewie

54,489 posts

216 months

Sunday 7th July
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"We need to get young people more interested and engaged in politics"

"No not like that!!"

MrBogSmith

2,345 posts

40 months

Sunday 7th July
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bhstewie said:
"We need to get young people more interested and engaged in politics"

"No not like that!!"
Exactly.

Ad hominem attacks from the off.

mac96

4,277 posts

149 months

Sunday 7th July
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I didn't hear the interview, but it hardly seems controversial that different generations have different experiences of growing up. Or that those differences provide a good reason for representation of all generations in Parliament.

Getragdogleg

9,038 posts

189 months

Sunday 7th July
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Like everything it should be balanced, a young person's energy and enthusiasm and older persons life experience,
In an ideal world parliament would be filled with a good cross section of society of all ages instead of the wall to wall professional politicians we seem to be stuck with.

Good on him for getting involved and elected.

119

8,951 posts

42 months

Sunday 7th July
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Caught the tail end of his interview this morning and thought he came across well.

Whether he does have an impact on younger people who knows, but good on him for giving it a go.

However, yes a little odd looking.

hehe

Muddle238

3,993 posts

119 months

Sunday 7th July
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He graduated University last year, this year he's an MP. Can we guess where this is going..?

Frequently we complain about "career politicians" - people who spend their careers jumping around in politics, with very little real-world experience. This is my biggest concern with Sam Carling, he's come out of Cambridge and gone straight into politics, no doubt given his academic performance, will continue to do well and climb in politics - and good for him - but, at what price to the constituents?

His lack of real-world experience as an adult, outside the cloisters of Cambridge, personally sends alarm bells ringing for me.

tangerine_sedge

5,051 posts

224 months

Sunday 7th July
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Muddle238 said:
He graduated University last year, this year he's an MP. Can we guess where this is going..?

Frequently we complain about "career politicians" - people who spend their careers jumping around in politics, with very little real-world experience. This is my biggest concern with Sam Carling, he's come out of Cambridge and gone straight into politics, no doubt given his academic performance, will continue to do well and climb in politics - and good for him - but, at what price to the constituents?

His lack of real-world experience as an adult, outside the cloisters of Cambridge, personally sends alarm bells ringing for me.
Which part of Cambridge isn't the real world?

Otispunkmeyer

12,920 posts

161 months

Sunday 7th July
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tangerine_sedge said:
Muddle238 said:
He graduated University last year, this year he's an MP. Can we guess where this is going..?

Frequently we complain about "career politicians" - people who spend their careers jumping around in politics, with very little real-world experience. This is my biggest concern with Sam Carling, he's come out of Cambridge and gone straight into politics, no doubt given his academic performance, will continue to do well and climb in politics - and good for him - but, at what price to the constituents?

His lack of real-world experience as an adult, outside the cloisters of Cambridge, personally sends alarm bells ringing for me.
Which part of Cambridge isn't the real world?
All of it. It's like some educational Narnia land isn't it?

PurplePenguin

3,163 posts

39 months

Sunday 7th July
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Roger Smith gets elected to parliament!

Randy Winkman

17,255 posts

195 months

Sunday 7th July
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Muddle238 said:
He graduated University last year, this year he's an MP. Can we guess where this is going..?

Frequently we complain about "career politicians" - people who spend their careers jumping around in politics, with very little real-world experience. This is my biggest concern with Sam Carling, he's come out of Cambridge and gone straight into politics, no doubt given his academic performance, will continue to do well and climb in politics - and good for him - but, at what price to the constituents?

His lack of real-world experience as an adult, outside the cloisters of Cambridge, personally sends alarm bells ringing for me.
The trouble with "life experience" is that much of it is experience of times gone by and unhelpful to discussions about now and the future.

bitchstewie

54,489 posts

216 months

Sunday 7th July
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Spent two years as a councillor in Cambridge and overturned a 26K Conservative majority.

That's not bad for 22.

Getragdogleg

9,038 posts

189 months

Sunday 7th July
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Randy Winkman said:
The trouble with "life experience" is that much of it is experience of times gone by and unhelpful to discussions about now and the future.
Those who ignore the mistakes of the past are more likely to make them in the future.

Tango13

8,822 posts

182 months

Sunday 7th July
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Muddle238 said:
He graduated University last year, this year he's an MP. Can we guess where this is going..?

Frequently we complain about "career politicians" - people who spend their careers jumping around in politics, with very little real-world experience. This is my biggest concern with Sam Carling, he's come out of Cambridge and gone straight into politics, no doubt given his academic performance, will continue to do well and climb in politics - and good for him - but, at what price to the constituents?

His lack of real-world experience as an adult, outside the cloisters of Cambridge, personally sends alarm bells ringing for me.
The parts in bold would concern me too.

Years back we had an MP who had made his money running his own business so ran for Parliament to put something back into the local community. He had the experience of employing people, knew how to talk to people and certainly knew when someone was trying to bullst him.

By all accounts the words no one in the local council wanted to hear were 'The local MP is on the line and would like a word'


Edited by Tango13 on Sunday 7th July 17:21

hidetheelephants

27,367 posts

199 months

Sunday 7th July
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He's got more hair than Hague had when he addressed the tory party conference at the age of 5.

Randy Winkman

17,255 posts

195 months

Sunday 7th July
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Getragdogleg said:
Randy Winkman said:
The trouble with "life experience" is that much of it is experience of times gone by and unhelpful to discussions about now and the future.
Those who ignore the mistakes of the past are more likely to make them in the future.
Good point. But if only we could get rid of those telling us how great it was in the old days.

S600BSB

5,947 posts

112 months

Sunday 7th July
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bhstewie said:
Spent two years as a councillor in Cambridge and overturned a 26K Conservative majority.

That's not bad for 22.
He is a super bright chap with a great future ahead of him. Much better than one of the old time servers.

119

8,951 posts

42 months

Sunday 7th July
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Randy Winkman said:
Getragdogleg said:
Randy Winkman said:
The trouble with "life experience" is that much of it is experience of times gone by and unhelpful to discussions about now and the future.
Those who ignore the mistakes of the past are more likely to make them in the future.
Good point. But if only we could get rid of those telling us how great it was in the old days.
What age should we start culling them?

50?

40?

Gareth79

7,973 posts

252 months

Sunday 7th July
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Getragdogleg said:
Randy Winkman said:
The trouble with "life experience" is that much of it is experience of times gone by and unhelpful to discussions about now and the future.
Those who ignore the mistakes of the past are more likely to make them in the future.
Having "life experience" doesn't stop politicians ignoring mistakes of the past though.

Rivenink

3,936 posts

112 months

Sunday 7th July
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Muddle238 said:
His lack of real-world experience as an adult, outside the cloisters of Cambridge, personally sends alarm bells ringing for me.
Why? it's not like he's been made Chancellor of Exchequer.

He's one MP among 650. He has a different life experience to those much older than him.

He's as new at being an MP as the other ~300-ish brand new MP's, so will learn as well as anyone else