On a lighter note.
QUOTE: However, the tactic of not answering any question seems to be totally ingrained with all politicians,
Not only politicians, my wife, for example.
Being deaf [I have deafaids] I always always craft questions to SWMBO very carefully so as to elicit either "yes", "no" or "dunno" or "mind your own business".
The answer is never less than the length of The Lords Prayer, and therefore incomprehensible in whole or in part.
This does not make for domestic bliss.