The Conservatives are calling for a General Election but I would suggest that we weed out and deselect all of the MPs' that we want to get rid of first then have an election. There then should be a convention for constitutional change and once that has been agreed another election to bring in the changes.
Things that I think should be up for change.
1) The Electrol system should be made fairer (PR perhaps)
2) MPs' salaries should be looked at
3) Reform of House of Lords
4) Greater powers to Select Committees
Any other ideas?
I think its time for an election yes. But for what or who do we vote? It seems that MP's across stand accused of, shall we say, sharp practice when it comes to their financial affairs. What is needed is a really big think of how this country is run and how the government is forme.
Never being an advocate of Proportional representation it does now seem to be a way forward with the mp's made more directly answerable to the people who voted for them.
If we 'sort this out' before we have the election who would be left to vote for?
But I certainly won't be voting. Since my assumption that none of them can be trusted have been proved to have good foundation, over and over again. There really doesn't seem any point.
My best friend always agrues that I have a responsiblity to vote. But if there isn't a single candidate that I would allow over my doorstep - let alone give them control over MY taxes - what am I supposed to do?
We need a general election now before anymore good money, (or borrowed money, is thrown after bad. The contending parties will go out of their way to expose the shenanigans of their opponents, so it will be left to the electorate to sift through the bullshit and vote out the most corrupt politicians.
I think there should be a box to cross what reads none of the above, I am sure that would get more people to vote. Then they will know what the people want, it might be the only way for them to know true feelings of how people are feeling.
Sod opinion polls, listen to the people.
Election now is not pratical we need that money to revive economy,lets wait until the telegraph expose all the scums even from the minority parties...i personal dont see the point of littering our streets with leaflets full of empty promises from this mortage fiddlers
Mandelson should never have come back, a disgraced and dishonoured MP. as I have previously stated in another thread old boys network yet again.
and what exactly are we going to replace Mr Brown with...or all the other MP's that are now resigning. Mr Cameron has shown no leadership qualities whatso ever. Despite all this chaos...he sits twiddling his thumbs..or as was disclosed last week...against all his parties advisers he had a secret meeting with the far far right leaders of europe..two of whom have been banned from Germany for trying to re-invent the Nazi party. Did he really think no one would find out.
what we need is a major overhaul. We need to pay MP's a higher salary and then we would maybe attract the highter calibre of person. We need to tighten the expenses situation...with all salaries and expenses published on line for all to see.
