The trouble with politicians part II: some fixes to 'broken politics'

Most people can't stand the state of politics, and some of us also complain about it (me included). But how about some answers rather than just problems? Here's a few of my thoughts about how we could get people to feel that they're actually involved with decisions and that MPs aren't some strange species different from us:

1) Ban whips and spin doctors

Why do we need people who tell the naughty MP that is conscious objections aren't in his best interest and he should do as the party tells him to do?

2) Make parliamentary voting utterly anonymous

People of the same party often go to the polls together to the same booth. It always comes out in the media if someone votes against the status quo, which makes me rather worried about how it's undertaken. Something is badly wrong there

3) Give people a choice about tax money

I can understand that some who handles the country's money every day knows more than I do about where funding etc is needed but I don't support drone attacks and subsidies for very rich companies that control basic and essential services. At least let me have a say in that!

4) Let the people elect the Prime Minister/cabinet members

The average person can only choose who represents their constituency. All other decisions are made by party members. I would say the vast majority would not have picked David Cameron as PM. Not Mr Osbourne as the chancellor. It seems bizarre to me how little say we have about that.

5) Have an impartial platform for MPs and the public to have their say

If the media are in such cahoots with the government, there must be another way that actions of government can get to us without it being coloured by media bias. The public don't get enough say and as I doubt that the common man will have an easy way in to government anytime soon, how about letting them say what needs changing? Whatever we have right now at any rate is not getting that message across clearly.

I hope in that jumble somewhere are some coherent ideas that can be implemented. Even if there aren't I shan't give in to the hysteria that nothing will change and we can't do anything about it.

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