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Sir Paul McCartney has hit out at Parliament and reckons the people of Britain have never been so disgruntled with politics thanks to the MPs' expenses scandal.
The Beatle legend said Britain was in desperate need of an "Obama-like figure" to engage and inspire people, but doesn't see anyone emerging from the current bunch.
Sir Paul, 67, who claimed he was the one who turned the Fab Four on to politics, said: "There is no one on the political landscape who inspires me.
"There is not much idealism around these days.
"What with all these politicians fiddling their expenses,
"I think most people feel, like me, there is not a lot left to believe in."
Sir Paul has shown a keen interest in politics up until now, previously admitting that he was the catalyst for The Beatles' anti-war position.
After a meeting with prominent philosopher and activist Bertrand Russell, who told him of the horrors of the Vietnam conflict - they started working on anti-war songs.
