bridge too far

Dune - can you find the policy that says that the BNP's Director of Communications must threaten to kill its leader? I hope you can because that will show me that they've carried out at least one of their promises.

dancin'

thatch

solicit

mission

monday

Me too - David Cameron, no less And I'll be out on the streets, delivering leaflets for the Labour Party too even though it's a lost cause here, obviously. I'll also vote as it's my constitutional right and women fought long and hard so that I could. But, for all the reasons I outlined earlier, I'm not convinced that PR will deliver a strong government. And that's what's needed, whatever its hue.

fire

font

guardian

lesses

morals

unsurprising

If you don't vote, you can't really moan when things don't go the way you want them to, can you?

stamps

bill

Badger, I agree with you about voter apathy. The old saw says we get the government we deserve so maybe our apathy is to blame for any government of the past 20 or 30 years? We then get apathetic MPs and so we're less inclined to vote for any of them. A vicious circle. In principle I have nothing against PR. I do worry, however, that we'll end up with the same problems as a hung parliament will bring. No clear direction, no long-term planning, just constant bargaining and resultant consensus government. Even David Cameron agrees with me lol http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8602591.stm

No, no - you've misunderstood me. In fact you've sort of reinforced my question with your last line. Let's put it another way - how else are we to be governed if we don't choose from a selection of self-interested, slightly power hungry candidates? BTW I do know some MPs who genuinely do work for the good of their constituents rather than toe the party line. And some do speak out against their leaders too - obviously NOT career politicians because to gainsay the party line effectively puts an end to hopes of higher office.

You may well be right about many of them but, pray tell, what's the alternative? Most of them start of their parliamentary life with high ideals. How would you suggest that they maintain those?

merseyside

ukelele

kent

I don't think so! They might end up as the largest party but landslide? No.

bacon

Andrew