Simon Hart
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Simon Hart is a Member of Parliament who navigates the complexities of political leadership with a focus on stability and trust. This interview reveals his dedication to addressing systemic issues within Parliament while maintaining a principled approach to governance.
“And I think some people deal with that better than others, but I don't think people should have to deal with that. I think if we talked earlier on about the appeal of politics as a career choice that you can be really proud of and really aspire to, that's the sort of thing which will put people off.”
“Well, 20 something years old, Alistair, and the debate is still raging. So I don't know whether that speaks volumes for my effectiveness or your ineffectiveness at the time. But yeah, it is weird, isn't it?”
“It's a bunch of what your measurement of failure is. I think the trouble is we were committing to doing stuff, which in anybody's estimation was going to take years.”
“A small comfort, I suppose, in the overall sense of things. But ungovernable was deliberately provocative because I think a lot of people thought, well, I must be talking about Tory Party. Actually, I was talking about Parliament. I was talking about, look at Keir Starmer comes in last year on the back of a huge majority.”
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