> 17 million people voted leave out of the UKs 67 million population. As an Australian looking on at UK and USA politics, a month doesn't go by where I don't t

> 17 million people voted leave out of the UKs 67 million population. As an Australian looking on at UK and USA politics, a month doesn't go by where I don't think "there, but for compulsory voting, go us". We have in our parliaments the some of same "sell my grandmother for a vote" politicians as everywhere else. But once their true colours become apparent the system corrects immediately. As in, in my local state there was a change in government after a decade, who by rights should have had their 10 years in office. But among many stellar decisions like "lets make bikies in jails wear pink - that'll show them", got thrown out after one term. It's ironic how it plays out. Most Australian's don't believe many of their fellow citizens are smart enough to vote, and many strenuously object to be forced to vote. And, when everyone votes, the result is very mediocre. Mediocre, as in unimaginative, unsurprising, toward the centre, we don't want no stinkin' idealists thank you very much. It seems the common man underestimates himself.