Absolutely
The wider issue is, of course, the fact that the vast majority of politicians are not personally affected by the issues which the rest of us have to suffer.

I think it mostly stems from the fact that in order to become an MP in the first place you need to spend a LOT of your time involved in UNPAID work with your local party, in order to secure the nomination. Of course, most people need to work in a full-time job to earn a living - therefore they are excluded from the possibility of pursuing such a career path. This leaves us with - to put it bluntly - rich people who can life off their fortunes, whether it be from inheritance, investments etc - as long as they don't have to otherwise work as a wage-slave. Those are the people who have the time to work their way up the greasy political pole - and those are the people who, due to their wealth, do not generally have to put up with issues such as overcrowded housing and NHS waiting lists.
(EuroSong I love horse meat: best of all the animals, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 10:03, Reply)