They're not voting because...
- Politicans trumpet their accountability...
Politicans trumpet their accountability, but quinquennial elections do not amount to accountability. Voting encourages MPs in their distorted views of their own legitimacy, and they thus arrogate to themselves the right to legislate in areas best left for local bodies, or even (dare I say it) experts. Ignore Parliament, promote alternative forms of decision-making, and hopefully Parliamentarians will begin to relinquish some of their power.
written 18th Apr 2005
