political myths

[fletcher.5]

the whole political system in the west is a sham.
the party in power promise us the best
the opposition party promise us what the tabliods think we want
& the party who have no chance promise us the world

[JockSporran]

It's not perfect, but it's preferable to the system they have in some other places, e.g. Saudi Arabia.

[Llamatron]

Like the US? Now that would be scary.
Politicians bought and paid for by big business.
Parliament as a wholly owned subsidiary of Haliburton.

[Marvelman]

I agree its not perfect, but at least it is an elected government and we have the choice to change it every four years,

[anotheoldgit]

Change it for what though Marvelman? Much more of the same.

[New Judge]

In this country we have a choice of one of two elected dictatorships which we make about every five years. You can choose from one of two packages. Today these are almost identical and there is nobody to represent the wishes of those who do not want all of either of the packages.

There is absolutely nothing to stop the elected party from promising the electorate the earth whilst in opposition (or indeed when in government and seeking re-election) and then delivering 10 kilos of topsoil when elected for another stint. The policies enacted by the government of the day very often bear no relationship to their manifesto and are frequently at odds with the wishes of the electorate.

This is not democracy. I don�t know what it is, but it is not democracy. Add to this the ever growing influence of Brussels in our affairs (over which, despite what we�re told, we have no control whatsoever) and I think I�m perfectly justified in my assertions.

No, I would not like to live under a regime such as those in Saudi Arabia or North Korea. The difference is that the people in those countries are under no misapprehension about the regime under which they live.

The answer is complex, but it should start with the abolition of Party Politics. MPs should be free to vote in accordance with their constituents� wishes and not be whipped into line. If they were able to do this, the second stage would be to do what most of their constituents want � to withdraw from the Federation of European States � and that does not mean we have to stop trading with the rest of Europe.