Caldron Pool by BEN DAVIS
G.K. Chesterton, one of the most prolific and well-loved English writers of the twentieth century, once described the politician as the pestilence of our day.
During a 1921 interview with the Cleveland Press, Chesterton said: “The men whom the people ought to choose to represent them are too busy to take the jobs. But the politician is waiting for it. He’s the pestilence of modern times.”
According to Chesterton, what we should try to do is make politics as local as possible. “Keep the politician near enough to kick them,” he said. There is just not enough accountability for the decisions they make which negatively impact the lives of the people. And the more power they have, the more devastation they can leave in their wake…
