No Taxation Without Representation

I would like to start a new wave. In the UK we are mainly governed by laws promulgated in the EU by unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats. The parliament at Westminster has elected MP's but they merely fall in line with their party leadership, so all policy is based on a small group at No10. Hardly democracy.

Additionally we see privilege everywhere; tax avoidance by large companies, assisted quite often by HMRC, policy run by 'consultants' who recommend options that they then make millions from, right down to politicians on the take with their expenses fiddles, directorships and 'sweeteners' from companies seeking advantage. This is similar to the corruption in Greece that has grown to an extent that is unsupportable. And we are powerless to stop it because of the lack of accountability.

This lack of actual, working representation in parliament is unsustainable in itself as it will lead to the same breakdown and chaos as in Greece (and still hidden in the likes of Spain) and the EU structure itself. We the people, have allowed this to happen by becoming apathetic about our democracy and the political class have taken advantage, most spectacularly in the form of New Labour. This band of brigands spotted the flaws in our system of government that allowed large scale corruption, not just financial but of principles.

If we want democracy back (and apparently it's worth fighting for elsewhere) we must demand that there is no taxation without representation.