25 Oct 2011

Politicians make a mockery of democracy


Once again our politicians make a mockery of democracy, once more they are self serving individuals who care little for the thoughts of the population, and more about their own self importance and position.  This, the most recent debate and vote on the UK’s membership of the EU on only took place in parliament because over 100,000 people signed an online partition on the governments own’ website. Every petition that gains over that number is promised to be debated in the chamber.  These petitions, are by there very nature the voice, indeed they indicate the will of the people, people can really have a say in how decisions are made.  

Regardless of what you may think of the choices laid in the question on the UK’s membership of the European Union, it was a wonderful example of how the view of the people,  the voices of population,  the backbone of the country, were being heard and could really have a say in the running of the country.  It was a wonderful and precious symbol of democracy in progress, a beacon of light, something to be proud of,  well at least for a while, until the views of the very few decided that we the people shouldn’t have a voice, that our views really don’t matter and that this whole petition malarkey is a farce.   Not one of the single parties in the house allowed their members to make up their own minds, its not surprising that Cameron’s Conservatives instigated a three line whip to ensure their MP’s voted against the motion.  Cameron said no and that was that – screw the will of the people.  




The Lib Dems,  well,  they used to be a party of individuality, a party that the people could believe in, now though,  they’ve turned into little more than Orange mouthpieces of the tories,  so them all being ordered to vote against the motion isn’t a surprise,  well their leader – Cameron said no and that was that.
I was more surprised at Labour pushing out a whip to forbid any MP from voting in favour of the bill.  I know it was foolish, but I did expect now they are in the opposition that they’d allow their MP’s,  the officials that we the people,  elected, to be our mouthpiece in parliament,  were not allowed to actually vote in accordance with their views,  or the views of the majority of their constituencies. I know I shouldn’t, but I somehow expected more from Ed Miliband, but then I’ve been thinking that pretty much ever since his ascendancy to the leadership.  


Personally, I wouldn’t have minded which way the vote went, as long as it was free, as long as it was fair, as long as the will of the ordinary people was held upon high. However, as was proved last night, the views of a large swathe of the population of the UK means sweet fuck all to those that sit in the House of Commons.  Democracy - don’t make me laugh, our politicians just made a mockery out of it and us.


Cameron, Clegg, Miliband – shame on you!    






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