Ex-PMs are not vanishing quickly enough

May 19, 2025

As a 73-year-old, I do believe that we become invisible and should not be forgotten. We should have a representative say in how the country is run.

I do, however, think that ex-politicians and, in particular, ex-prime ministers and their staffers have far too much to say and are given far too much airtime.

That is, in part, due to the generosity of their parliamentary pension. They can afford to spend their time running a freelance commentary on everything under the sun.

Perhaps if they were like the rest of us and had to wait until 68 to access their pensions, they would be gainfully employed elswhere.