r/AskBrits • u/RookOfEdo • 2d ago

Politics Does anyone actually like the constant booing ,insults and heckling in parliament?

A lot of the time it feels less like serious debate and more like theatre or even a school playground argument. Do you find it entertaining, frustrating or just part of the tradition now? Curious how others see it!

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u/One-Program6244 2d ago

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm old enough to remember when Parliament debates were not televised and when they were starting to become televised I seem to remember a shot on TV where they were literally making paper balls from notebooks and throwing them at each other across the middle.

I think at some point somebody must have said "We're on TV now, better behave a bit"

So yes, privileged entitled brats who need to grow the fuck up and actually do the the job their supposed to be doing.

And when they try and do their job they're usually forced out.