They're not voting because...
- There is no democracy and no long term...
There is no democracy and no long term view. No one represents my views, only occasionally do 'local issues' get in the way of an MP following the party line; and the party line is about winning another election in 4/5 years not about what is good for the country over 15/30+ years.
I would like to see the Upper Chamber reformed to an elected chamber of non-party affiliated members with an fixed electoral cycle of 10 - 15 years and would be mandated to review the commons' motions and modify legislation for the long term good of the country. Lots of members, so lots of local representation maybe 2 - 3 times the size of the commons; and maybe it could even be located outside of the south-east!
written 18th Apr 2005
