Since my last posting, aided by the TV debate it would appear that my wish for a Hung or Balanced Parliament has caught on with the electorate. They are tired of being lied too or being kept in the dark and fed on crap like mushrooms. They also appear to be tired of the consensus of silence about the true scale of the economic crisis which many think we are only just entering. The politicians however are afraid of straight talking because they probably realise that whoever wins, will probably be held responsible by the electorate, the press and of course History.
Like it or not, the truth will of course eventually out so someone has to be blamed. A Hung Parliament with a tiny majority that only a feeler gauge can fit between is probably the best we can hope for. In this way we can all share the blame and all share in the cost when the economy comes back from the repair shop. It lays open the option for either the best bit of political co-operation we have seen since World War 2 or the worst riots since 1982 as the extremist literally go head to head to apportion blame.
I woulds suggest that the former is the best course of action. Just as politicians will be blamed for the current cock up. (After all it was Thatcher and her Stock Exchange Big Bang back in the early eighties who freed up the banking and exchange profiteering and removed many of the checks and balances which let the banks off the lead). So it will be politicians who will also be blamed if they cock up the repair job. If they fight and argue, the ones that fight the most will probably be blamed the most, the ones who co-operate will not give the various pundits.
So with all of the above in mind lets now assume that there will be no outright majority for any of the main parties, and they will have to co-operate, and instead of arguing the toss about whose fault the credit crunch is, why not agree genuine political reform and initiate Proportional Representation as soon as poss. Who cares that it might slow down debate a bit, there will be no quick fix for the predicament we are now in so better arrive at a sensible decision than a hurried credit crunch dangerous dogs act which will only further delay the inevitable. It works OK in most of Europe and it can work OK here too. Don't be afraid of minorities. welcome them, they deserve to be represented as much as does any other political colour. Lets say good bye to massive majorities of power maniacs elected by a minority of voters and replace it with lots of minorities which genuinely represent people rather than just themselves or a Party Hierarchy. As a Sage once said, "In the work of a Master, no material is too poor. !
Like it or not, the truth will of course eventually out so someone has to be blamed. A Hung Parliament with a tiny majority that only a feeler gauge can fit between is probably the best we can hope for. In this way we can all share the blame and all share in the cost when the economy comes back from the repair shop. It lays open the option for either the best bit of political co-operation we have seen since World War 2 or the worst riots since 1982 as the extremist literally go head to head to apportion blame.
I woulds suggest that the former is the best course of action. Just as politicians will be blamed for the current cock up. (After all it was Thatcher and her Stock Exchange Big Bang back in the early eighties who freed up the banking and exchange profiteering and removed many of the checks and balances which let the banks off the lead). So it will be politicians who will also be blamed if they cock up the repair job. If they fight and argue, the ones that fight the most will probably be blamed the most, the ones who co-operate will not give the various pundits.
So with all of the above in mind lets now assume that there will be no outright majority for any of the main parties, and they will have to co-operate, and instead of arguing the toss about whose fault the credit crunch is, why not agree genuine political reform and initiate Proportional Representation as soon as poss. Who cares that it might slow down debate a bit, there will be no quick fix for the predicament we are now in so better arrive at a sensible decision than a hurried credit crunch dangerous dogs act which will only further delay the inevitable. It works OK in most of Europe and it can work OK here too. Don't be afraid of minorities. welcome them, they deserve to be represented as much as does any other political colour. Lets say good bye to massive majorities of power maniacs elected by a minority of voters and replace it with lots of minorities which genuinely represent people rather than just themselves or a Party Hierarchy. As a Sage once said, "In the work of a Master, no material is too poor. !
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