4 ms·

It would appear polls don't change things either. Cameron and the Tories have been consistently polling badly. As for getting the government we deserve, this is

It would appear polls don't change things either. Cameron and the Tories have been consistently polling badly. As for getting the government we deserve, this is a coalition, the public voted and no one won, we didn't ask for this government. Cameron has no mandate from the electorate, he is doing this because he is a bad person. I'll tell you what really works. Riots. In my memory, the only time I can remember the UK Government bending to the will of the people was after the poll tax riots. To help illustrate the futility of trying to engage with the UK government via peaceful means: At least 750,000 people marched on London to oppose the Iraq war and the government ignored every single one of them. And the protestors were right, dead right and not one single politician involved has ever acknowledged the failure to act on the overwhelming will of the people. I personally have come to believe that There is no chance for democracy and no chance for diplomacy in this country. Our laws are drafted by the CEOs and stakeholders of private organisations who we do not vote for, and yet they have seemingly unfettered access to our MPs. When that scheming little turd of a man Lord Mandleson was against the Digital Economy Act, all it took was an invite to David Geffen's private villa and the man had a complete turn around on the issue. Come on for Christ sake, they can't even be bothered to hide their corruption anymore. Mere weeks ago a gaggle of MPs were caught taking money (or so they thought) to ask questions in the House of Commons. That is unquestionable illegal behaviour and to my knowledge not a single MP has been charged or even removed from the house. I'm pulling my hair out wondering what the hell we're going to do about it. I write to MPs all the time with questions or to have hem clarify their thinking on certain issues and I hear nothing back. They do not care. However, when I wrote to the President of the EU, I had a response within a week. An unsatisfactory response but certainly not a boiler plate. I think we've left it so long and done so little to keep our democracy healthy that we have a high price to pay if we want to fix it. But then there's an even higher price to pay if we don't, so fuck it, viva la revolucion!

toble 13y ago
We are in that phase where the current government has pretty much accepted that they are going to lose power. Like past governments before them, they are pushing through all the nasty stuff while they have the chance. I agree with you about the Digital Economy Act. That was an eye opener for me. I no longer have an interest in politics. For minions like us, it's just wasted effort. Better to focus our time on things that we control and can change.
eru 13y ago
> As for getting the government we deserve, this is a coalition, the public voted and no one won, we didn't ask for this government. That's an interesting take on coalition government. In continental Europe they are generally seen in a more favourable light. (Though, in proportional representation one party governments are much less likely.)

toble 13y ago

We are in that phase where the current government has pretty much accepted that they are going to lose power. Like past governments before them, they are pushing through all the nasty stuff while they have the chance. I agree with you about the Digital Economy Act. That was an eye opener for me. I no longer have an interest in politics. For minions like us, it's just wasted effort. Better to focus our time on things that we control and can change.

eru 13y ago

> As for getting the government we deserve, this is a coalition, the public voted and no one won, we didn't ask for this government. That's an interesting take on coalition government. In continental Europe they are generally seen in a more favourable light. (Though, in proportional representation one party governments are much less likely.)