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What those shining examples of a national democratic process? They are probably more realistically described as despots irrespective of their origins! No I would be talking about a hustings meeting where you could ask candidates for their views on subjects of concern nationally. I wouldn't want to hear and listen to party dogma and drivel by way of explanations. We have just seen exactly how much water that holds when power and influence is concerned, they cannot throw it away fast enough! I would be talking about MP's actually liaising with their respective constituents on a frequent basis so they knew the public mood and so could vote accordingly, they are after all only there to represent us. We seem to have lost that 'control', if we ever had it! The present system has just confined Wansbeck to the wilderness for another 5 years.

It is certainly an interesting philosophical quandary if nothing else. Who do you vote for in local elections and by elections? Should the Lib Dems and the Tories now field just one candidate as they have clearly shown their 'agreement' on a national manifesto? If they don't and by some strange chance of fate the Tories win every by election from now on and eventually hold a majority position in parliament will they throw their coalition aside? Will the more radical Tories now redouble their efforts in this matter to get rid of their Lib Dem partners? I think this whole issue has shown that we could get rid of the party system and instead elect people who we felt were capable of actually doing the job!

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