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> The electorate wished to be ruled by these people, and they pretty accurately represent the majority view on data collection in the face of risk. MPs are a symptom, not a cause.

Patently false. The people chose these sad sacks as being the least pathetically awful option out of a torrent of etonian nonsense mongers.

Lesser of two evils etc

The electorate wished to be ruled by these people [...] MPs are a symptom, not a cause.

In that case, would you say the general public are emotionally unsophisticated, intellectually misshapen prunes who value money and prestige over progress?

Yeah, probably.

No they don't reflect it at all.

MPs are totally fine with being in the public eye because, guess what, they've chosen to lose privacy to become MPs. When it comes to privacy MPs are atypical and cannot reflect the general populace.