It’s really hard to not feel disheartened by the naked and blatant corruption that rich people can just get away with.

It was always like this throughout human history. Elites take everything they can.

Representative democracy was supposed to create a balance. But representative democracy is failing because of :

1. MPs are allowed to have a second job. Many works as consultants/lawyers for big companies.

2. Donations to UK political parties are unlimited.

3. The UK voting system (FPTP)

These 3 facts are not a law of nature. Many European democracies operate completely differently.

Incentives matter. Show me the incentives of a political system, I’ll show you the outcome.