As I have said on more than one occasion, the day will come when being an MP will be treated with disdain and contempt.  Any person with half a brain knows the only reason half of them become MP's is to feather their own nests.  Clement Freud was exposed as a sham when it was disclosed come election time he had sombody go through all the local births, marriages and deaths list, and sent them congratulation/commiseration cards individually signed by him in an attempt to pull in a few extra votes, projecting himself as a deeply caring MP.  He then had people coming up in the street thanking hing him for his "thoughts".  He hit on an excellent  "one size fits all" clause.

"Oh, that's alright - it's the least I could do."  Damn right it was!  If any of my relatives went into politics, I wouldn't say a dicky bird about it to anyone lest I get tarred with the  same brush!