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Back in the real world, in terms of truly representing people (rather than obsessing about someone's gender or skin colour) how are we faring? Absolutely abysmally I'd say. The most headline-grabbing current example is Parliament's continuing mission to try to frustrate Brexit. We know the House of Commons is out of touch on the EU. Around 75 per cent of MPs voted for or campaigned for remaining in the EU.

However the result was that more people voted to leave and yet still many MPs seem to think they can cast aside public opinion like an old sweet wrapper and carry on as they were before the public came up with an answer they did not like.

We knew the EU would try to do that but shouldn't we expect better of our own MPs? After all, they were telling voters this was a once in a lifetime chance to record their opinion. This does not sit comfortably with many spending every waking hour since trying to dishonour the result, especially when most MPs elected since the referendum stood on manifestos with a clear commitment to implement Brexit.

You do not have to look far for another example of the chasm between Parliament and people. The public's views on law and order compared to the Government's are chalk and cheese. People want more police and want them on the streets.

They want tougher action on criminals and tougher sentences for most crimes. In a poll a few years ago asking views on a sentencing escalator (repeat offenders given increasingly harsh sentences for committing the same crime again) 90 per cent of the public were in favour. So, are we doing that? No. Not only are we not, this Government is now touting the idea that there should be a presumption against short sentences - possibly six months or fewer. You might have thought, "Great, we shall now get longer sentences". Alas, no.

Short sentences will be replaced by no sentences at all. It is a ludicrous suggestion yet, with all eyes on Brexit, it is genuinely being pursued by the Ministry of Justice. Never mind the public, just ask police officers what they think, then brace yourself!