The UK’s current political system is a throwback to the old days when a representative of each region was sent to the capital. Communications back then were poor, and the representative was trusted by his electorate to safeguard their interests while attending parliament. For this reason, it was impractical for the people themselves to be involved in decision-making, even in major issues affecting them, such as wars or economic disasters.

But today things are different and the system is long overdue for a good overhaul. In today’s age of world travel, blistering communications and the Internet, the process of government has conspicuously failed to move with the times. Worse, political leverage is far more acute in the age of mass media, and the public can be, and is often easily deceived. The plain fact is, we live in a country today where traditional fair-play is rarely reflected in those who govern us. The results have been crime, poverty, apathy, universal surveillance, ill-health, the unworthy judgement, the death of free speech, unpopular foreign involvements, and the highest taxes of any ‘free’ nation on Earth. 

We simply don’t get a say.

That our system of government today is still termed a ‘democracy’ is ripe. You get one vote and the rest is left to the politicians. Political contempt of the public has become brazen and widespread, and it’s a two-way street. The British people are furious at not being listened to. Upset at the routine incompetence of those who govern us. Angry at being denied our say, not just on the future of our country, but on just about everything:

• A return of the British justice system once the envy of the world
• Wrongdoing properly punished and a clear message sent to criminals that ‘the game is up’
• A return of the British bobby to the beat, unencumbered by politically-correct red tape and form-filling
• Britain to leave the European Union, regain her independence and be ruled by the British
• An end to unchecked immigration and the speedy expulsion of undocumented aliens
• The Human Rights Act abolished to free up our legal system
• Citizens of all origins treated fairly and equally
• An end to political correctness and the return of free speech
• Direct public control over the decision- and policy-making processes of local government
• An efficient welfare system to take care of the needy, not one exploited by the greedy at every turn
• Malingerers sent back to work
• A healthcare system fit for the 21st century, trained to attack the root cause of our problems, not just treat the symptoms with drugs
• More disposable income, taxes reduced, quangos scrapped and the roads fixed
• Schools that are safe, effective, and free of extremist propaganda
• The Armed Services properly equipped and commanded by soldiers, not politicians
• To live in peace
• To see common sense in action, not complicated by an overbearing, vindictive bureaucracy
• To believe in Britain again