ITHINK politicians come up with stupid and undemocratic ideas because they have too much time on their hands.

We have far too many MPs. With fewer, they would be too busy to have time for sleaze.

I suggest having just two MPs from each county. Then, like those in the world outside, they would have to fight for their position.

Hopefully, this would give us a better class of MPs and perhaps we would have fewer gimmicky laws.

LEN RUSHTON, Bowland House, Larkhill, Blackburn.

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