Antonios, in my experience, politicians don't give a stuff if you name them as being unhelpful. The only 'causes' they support are the ones that earn the most publicity. The average voter can't see past this and when someone does give them negative press, it isn't taken seriously. In pre-election weeks, they will sometimes listen to your problem and even say that, after the election, they will help. If still in power after the election, they conveniently forget and again fail to answer correspondence.

Look at how many politicians have been exposed for abuse of their office, caught feeding at the trough, helping industries that they have private holdings in etc. Yet they are still there and, when they finally do go, it's with a generous pension, enough to support quite a few retiree households.

You've probably guessed my view- politicians stink.