I AM tired of being governed by the current and increasing breed of professional politicians whose primary objective seems to be striving for, or maintaining, a supposedly high important position for themselves.

The tactic of insulting the incumbent governing body and personnel, and of making impossible but populist promises, is an unattractive part of this process.

A glaring example came across in the Labour Party Conference speech when Ed Miliband promised 8,000 additional GPs — it takes at least eight years to turn a university entrant into a GP — which part was in government eight years ago? Not the part now being blamed for a GP shortage.

I wish for more (seemingly) genuine people in government, people like David Crausby and Andy Burnham for Labour and William Haig for the Conservatives.

Unfortunately, genuine people when in power have to take actions for the better good which are not universally acceptable, their policies become distorted by commentators and shouted down by those now benefiting from, for example, an unfair situation which they may be trying to rectify.

Another popular item from Mr Milliband’s speech was that the NHS would be given money from a tax on homes worth more than £2 million.

In reality this means hundreds of people in the London and the South paying this but not many from north of Watford where £2 million homes are few and far between.

Ok by me but wait for the squeals.

D H Albinson Smithills Dean Road Bolton