The Election is it Green?
You would think by now with the level of technology we have that it would be possible to have a vote no matter where you are in the country.
That would save a lot of the paper that gets wasted in leaflets, circulars, voting papers,and all the paraphernalia.
Make sure its all recyclable. I would like the party's to have had more to say on green issues.
I find it a strange thing that we are still so localised Its not that I think local politics has no part to play and that local democracy is certainly a necessary thing. The problem is that local issues have little to do or relevance to the problems at a world level, the world financial crisis, The knock on problems from the Greek economy , Portugal`s economy, Erie`s economy, Spain's economy. The international wars we are currently engaged in wasting human life and out money. Global warming and the steps we need to take to do something about it. The need to curb and control the globalisation of industries and the fact that capitalist company's control the vital necessary resources like water and food production giving them the power to starve and manipulate the populace of country's to their own ends rather than it being under the control of democratically elected representatives of the people
I can only vote for my local MP in the area where I live now what is that all about it is my country and the People that put up for local election don't have a clue as to what needs to be done on a macro national and international level. Most really don't have clear insights into the global socio-economic world situation and yet we are electing them to government where we expect them to make choices on these issues risis, The knock on problems from the Greek economy , Portugal's economy, Erie`s economy, Spain's economy. The international wars we are currently engaged in wasting human life and out money. Global warming and the steps we need to take to do something about it. The need to curb and control the globalisation of industries and the fact that capitalist company's control the vital necessary resources like water and food production giving them the power to starve and manipulate the populace of country's to their own ends rather than it being under the control of democratically elected representatives of the people
I can only vote for my local MP in the area where I live now what is that all about it is my country and the People that put up for local election don't have a clue as to what needs to be done on a macro national and international level. Most really don't have clear insights into the global socio-economic world situation and yet we are electing them to government where we expect them to make choices on these issues.
My speech of the night on T.V. was the Rich Hall address to the 53 state which we undoubtedly are It came from the channel 4 alternative election night special.
By far the most sensible commentary on the nights proceedings and the lack of reality that exists in the political landscape of Britain today.
The fact that many people where denied their vote by an electoral set up that did not provide enough polling stations and did not stay open late to accommodate the voters still queuing to vote all of which points to how lax and unprofessional we are about the electoral and democratic process that should be the bed rock of our government.
The need for electoral reform has never been so needed as it is now the expenses row, The fact that more people can vote for the party that gets the last seats than for the party that forms the government. This we call democracy well I suppose its true democracy even at its best means the largest minority rules and the majority can go to well any where they wont be governing that's for sure.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE GREEN PARTY WELL THEY PLANE TO GOVERN BY CONSENSUS.
Now that's the sort of electoral reform I would like to see.