The Real World

We often talk of politicians needing to live in the 'real world' and it is true. But we also are excluded from a real world, this time deliberately. Politicians operate a cosy club that they don't really hide, but they certainly don't talk about. That world is the one that see's them taking up sinecures related to their political work, moving on from MP to 'renewables consultant' after being involved in the energy brief in government.

It sees them hiding their corruption (thankfully usually fairly petty in this country to date), shielding their friends and as we have seen lately, with advisor Rock, delaying our access to information involving serious crimes within the government machine.

Today, the United Kingdom is in the hands of a cabal of hopeless types. With the EU calling the shots, our politicians mess about with trivia, play their silly political point scoring games, but mostly spend their time either a) seeking to improve their grand image, if a senior politician or b) increase their income, if of the lower order.

Consider; if you thought that a local community elected someone to represent them in parliament and that group of MP's then met to decide on the bigger issues facing the nation as a whole, decided how to plan and run the infrastructure for all and debated and sought best advice at all times, then you would be imagining the system devised for this United Kingdom.

However, having strayed away from the manacles of service into the more exciting command and control areas, politicians have corrupted the process in every way. Your MP may get some local votes and win his way into parliament but he will not represent you in any way. He will cleave to his party and follow its instructions, his career depends on it.

Parliament, having handed sovereignty to a foreign power, will seek to enforce the instructions from above as all good bureaucrats do, in an unthinking and uncaring manner. Listening to vested interests is both easier and more rewarding than any other mechanism and one size fits all solutions require less time and thought.

As the poster boy for just how stupid the people pulling the strings think you are, take Global Warming. There is no scientific justification for thinking any warming is man made. There just isn't a link. There is plenty of evidence for both other mechanism in play and that Man's 'greenhouse' gases are insufficient to cause any identifiable change. Then there is observation.

Despite the infallible computer models predicting ever increasing temperatures as CO2 concentration increases, this just hasn't and isn't happening. Do the politicians and all those activists who form a global consensus know all this? Yes they do. Their agenda is not connected to climate but social change, they are just playing with you. Coming up with the most ridiculous things for you to believe and seeing if you actually do.

Quite how people like George Monbiot don't literally explode with hysterical laughter I do not know. Although, when you read his output, it is entirely possible that he does believe in AGW and as such is even more stupid than the people others are laughing at.

Getting our country back is relatively easy it terms of the changes required, but very difficult because those entrenched in the pay boat of the public purse will not let go. Like a child with a packet of sweets. All we need to do is leave the EU and require MP's to represent their constituents, debating freely in parliament.

A good start would be this kind of rule. If you don't turn up for three debates, without a reason such as ill health, then you are immediately stripped of your status and there must be a constituency election. And also, abstaining should be banned. Being excused due to vested interest is different. MP's acting corruptly should not as now be treated with special, kid gloves, but receive immediate and much harsher sentences than the general public. Why should we expect higher standards? Because what they do is important and pivotal and they put themselves forward.

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.