UK Parliament & Government?

Question

Who else thinks that the sooner the UK Parliament is made up of entirely independent people, with no ties to the tired, lying, boring, scheming, tell-you-what-to-do political parties, the better.

Seriously - wouldn't a parliament made up of normal, honest trustworthy everyday men & women better reflect the best interests, needs & desire of the general populace than these utter scumbags who have no new ideas and only crave to better their own lifestyle and get into the spotlight for 5 minutes, before skulking away from the limelight after being caught with their pants down/dodgy money/in bed with a horse.

Don't you think it's time we moved on - to Democracy Plus??!

Answer 1

It was not so long ago Members of parliment were people that had a job as well. It was not a full time career and there for they were not insular and without knowledge of real peoples lives.

They would be meeting people ( the public and work colleagues) in their natural environement and no doubt hearing their concerns and ideas. It is possible that they would have a bias for issue concerning the company they worked for or owned that is natural. It would have been kept on an even keel by the opposition within their own party and the opposition parties.

It took up a lot of their free time, which meant you only got people willing and dedicated to serving the people of this country and its best interests.

I know this did not mean they got everything right but at least it would mean they were not making decisions to further their career. I think the silly polls they take that are slanted questions to achieve their aims would not be necessary and we may restore some sense to parliment. Although I am sure returning to it is not the most ideal scenrio.

Answer 2

Yep, Democracy Plus. Turn your computer on check how your MP voted and you don't like it withdraw your vote and someone else has a go. Laws that also apply to Mps and Ministers. Public accounts published on the Internet. A directly elected president to make sure the rights of the citizens are upheld. An English parliament in the House of Lords - kick all those old buggers out - especially Thatcher - she can be first out. We need a electerol system that is not only proportional, but continual. So your MP votes the way the people who elected him or her wants. Not the way the whip tells them. To influence the way an MP votes with threats as the whips do is treason - send all the whips to the tower! Put them on the rack until they are 7 feet tall or they apologise to the Britsh people. Ordinary people have common sense and in a democracy they should have control. This is a Teflon Tone dictaorship, aided by greedy Brown and Buggeroff Prescott. Clair Short has had the decency to rebel. She has said some daft things about **** on page three in the past - but this time she is right.

Answer 3

They are supposed to be elected to represent us for about five years. After that, if you don't like them, you vote them out. I don't like the idea of career politicians, because they will take decisions based on what is good for their career, rather than what is good for the country. When politicians salaries were derisory, we didn't have that. On the other hand, you couldn't elect uneducated dumbos into Parliament, they would have to have a very good education, understand the British constitution together with its history, and be capable of understanding complex matters. I think at the moment the TV media are doing an overkill, by inviting viewers opinions on everything under the sun. Many matters are too complex for Mr & Mrs Jones to try to understand, and I am not interested in their opinions. Also, no left wingers or soppy Liberals need apply.

Answer 4

I would do away with career politicians entirely. Leave the parties but only allow MP's to serve a maximum of two terms and make any pension conditional on them completing that second term. With their pension dependant on their performance in the first term I think they would try a little harder.
Another way of doing it would be to allow them to do more than two terms but on the announcement of their retirement their electorate should vote on whether they get a full pension, a partial pension or none at all.
I think that might focus their minds on doing the job they are paid very well to do.

Answer 5

It's a nice idea - but would never work. most people are too lazy to try to understand all the policies of their local candidate - they just want to go, "oh, he's Party A, like that man with the nice hair off the telly, I think I'll vote for him".

However, I do think we need a system which doesn't elect to majority government a party that over 2/3 of those who cast a vote, voted against.

Answer 6

It's your votes that counts thats why millions is spent persuading you to register and vote. once you elect a member of parliament it's the private interest not constituency interest that matters most, The man in the street dont make or influence laws in the parliament. Its the conglomerates and super rich individuals that influences the way we live and die.

Answer 7

It would be nice, I'm sick of the lies. It seems more and more that government see themselves as Lord and Master over us all, and can shove their policies down our throats, instead of being in touch with what the public need.
It is the duty of government to try and improve the lives of their citizens, not tax them to the limit to pay for wars that the majority never wanted. Something has to change with these arrogant politicians, and government.

Answer 8

It would be interesting to have only independent mps but i think it would turn out badly with everyone arguing about what to do and no decisions getting made. Instead of in-fighting there would just be fighting.

The better solution would be to have fairer parties which listen to their own members.

Answer 9

MP's have always been the lowest of all. Lets face it you need no qualifications. You can lie and slander people in the house without a problem. You can vote yourself big wages and massive pensions. Do you think they want honest people who really want to help in with them. No chance.

Answer 10

We need more MP's who listen to the people they are supposed to represent, rather than pushing their own personal ideas.