Sorry back on thread
Try to get back on thread, Parliament is totally dominated by youngish career politicians.
How would your experience in the forces help>?
Old school Tories like the Willie Whitelaw were very much "One Nation" types of Conservative - he said he gained a respect for the working man after serving closely with Glasgow working class guys in the war, and wanted to help with raising their game if you like them as he saw best.
Some of our former military people seem to play on it way too much.
TV and the modern media and the relentless spotlight have changed Parliament whatever we all do - TV demands a normal or good looking person, young, witty and a good sharp debating mind. Does anyone really think, the following would have a chance of gaining parliament these days? In the modern TV era?
Wellington? Gruff, outspoken.
Churchill - all the above and also very old when he got in again.
Attlee - plain appearance and probably the wrong sort of voice.
We are just always going to get Blair, Obama and Cameron types from now on. face it.