An ideal government

Not sure it is party politics that erode principles..plenty of examples of MPs who have stuck to their guns... but power can corrupt and it can be addictive ....

I find it incredible that the Nolan principles are on the .Gov website bold as brass with most of the cabinet failing by a mile to keep to any of them!

Individuals do meet that standard but you can’t please all of the people all of the time, in addition party politics erode your principles. You may not agree with many of the policies but you have to follow them or you will get deselected, then you cannot help anyone.

Johnson is a particularly bad example of self interest, in the lead up to Brexit he was undecided wether to support it or not, his only reason for supporting was to gain power. Detached from any reality he lied and manipulated his way to PM and most voters lapped it up.

Honesty, compassion and selflessness.

I don’t think it will ever happen.

People who have read the job discription and are engaged with doing itl to the best of their ability.

People who care about the people they work for, every single one of them and their rights, needs and futures.

Compassion.

Yhis is taken from the Government website and is supposed to apply to all those in public office including those elected to serve in Parliament!

1.1 Selflessness
Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest.

1.2 Integrity
Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.

1.3 Objectivity
Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.

1.4 Accountability
Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.

1.5 Openness
Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing.

1.6 Honesty
Holders of public office should be truthful.

1.7 Leadership
Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour and treat others with respect. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.

Oh I wish WW if only
Complete HONESTY would cover the first four so honesty in my eyes is the most important and something we certainly haven’t had from this sleazy, dishonest, incompetent government

The present Tory government completely disgust me

Ability to prioritise.
Vision
Courage