Submitted by Jon Shine on Wednesday 21st January 2026
Published on Monday 23rd February 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Sunday 23rd August 2026
Current Signatures: 46
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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15 years ~ Electing ~ Elections ~ Ensure ~ loosing ~ Members of Parliament ~ Minimum ~ Parliament ~ Paye ~ Politicians ~ Politics ~ Real World ~ work ~ Years
Require Members of Parliament to have min 15yrs work experience outside politics
Ensure the elected representatives of the people have the relevant real world experience necessary to make more informed decisions.
Anyone sitting in parliament should have a minimum of 15 years PAYE outside of politics
We feel career politicians cannot truly comprehend and manage something they may have no real world experience of.
Much like someone studying very hard for many years academically then being let loose as a brain surgeon!
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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