Why don’t they and their parties get the message to provide a public service and not just service the public? (ODT)

But no matter how we finely slice these data, they all point to one overarching trend: citizens in democracies are expecting more from their political systems and political leaders, and they are increasingly underwhelmed by what they see.

via Australians don’t trust politicians, but the pollies don’t appear fussed – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)