...and look at the result! When David Lammy opens his mouth, his brain falls out and lies quivering on the desk. And yet he's now Foreign Secretary!
And as for Diane Abbott, if she has one brain cell, it's very lonely.
The Commons is reluctant to reform itself, but it badly needs it. Now we supposedly know who the next government will be, voters, at least in marginal seats, should select their MPs as individuals, not loyal party members. They should judge them for intelligence, radicalism and independence – qualities likely to be in very short supply.
Indeed so. So perhaps if people no longer vote tribally, and actually read up on the candidates in front of them, we'll see an improvement in quality?
It's a nice thought.
"Indeed so. So perhaps if people no longer vote tribally, and actually read up on the candidates in front of them, we'll see an improvement in quality?
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice thought. "
Agreed. Not possible with the Whip system in place. There lies the problem. Candidates can say what they like on the doorsteps but in the end it is the upper echelons of the Party who dictate what will be. We need more quality Independent candidates without any Party allegiances. Then we need to de-programme the electorate to accept them as viable alternatives.
What we need is a government of patriotic white English Christian men.
ReplyDeleteThat and a form of proportional representation.
Also for all constituencies to select their candidates and pay them. No centralised selection within the parties and no national payment for MPs.