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Why Are We Paying For Defence When Private Companies Could Do It Better And Cheaper?
Seriously, why is the government even in the business of defence procurement? You'd think with all the talk about "crunching trade-offs" and "difficult decisions," they'd consider the most obvious one: getting out of the way. We're talking
Proportional Representation is a Joke, Let's Fix It Properly
Why should someone in a safe seat effectively have their vote count for nothing? It’s baffling. We elect MPs to represent us, but in vast swathes of the country, the outcome is a foregone conclusion. People say they want change, but the sys
Scrap the Bloc Vote Now - It's Time for True Representation!
I was chatting with Sarah the other day about the upcoming local elections, and she was lamenting how her vote felt utterly wasted on her usual party. She knows their candidate hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell of winning in her ward,
Why do we even bother voting when half the country feels ignored? Our system is broken.
It honestly just pisses me off how much our votes don't really count for anything. You see results on election night and some party gets a massive majority with like 35% of the vote. What's the point? All those people who voted for smaller
Politicians Should Declare Everything
what's the point of having rules about declaring gifts and donations if they're just going to get ignored or hidden anyway. I mean think about it, if I tried to fiddle the books at my salon I'd be in serious trouble, but it seems like some
No more secret handouts: Time for a proper independent body to scrutinise politicians' undeclared benefits
The UK urgently needs a genuinely independent body to oversee and enforce the declaration of all financial interests, gifts, and benefits for every elected official, from MPs to councillors. This body must have proper powers, not just advis
Cleaning up political funding is overdue. It's about standards, not just money.
It truly grates on me, the constant discussion around political donations and who is paying for what in Westminster. It diminishes the very idea of public service, making it seem like influence can simply be bought. This erosion of institut
cap donations from billionaires
I propose we introduce a strict cap on individual donations to political parties, so no one person can give more than 1000 pounds in a single year. This is needed because the current system allows wealthy individuals to exert disproportiona
Scrap First Past The Post Already
I had a passenger the other day, a young professional, and we got talking about politics, she was saying how she felt like her vote didn't count because she lived in a safe seat, I told her I knew what she meant, I've been voting Labour all
Make Politicians Declare EVERYTHING
I think all politicians should have to declare every single gift or donation they get, no matter how small, so we can see who's trying to buy their loyalty. This is needed because it's clear some of them are more interested in lining their
Voters must approve PM appointees
I'm fed up with politicians making decisions without asking us, it's about time we took back control. These career politicians are out of touch with real people, I see it every day in the DIY store, customers are frustrated with the system.
This whole FPTP thing is a joke. We need PR NOW.
Honestly, how many more elections do we have to go through where the Tories or Labour get in with a minority of the vote? It’s infuriating. People feel like their vote doesn't count, especially in safe seats, and it just entrenches the same
Enough is Enough: Let's Get Real MPs Back in Parliament
Saw another one of those televised Commons debates the other day. All these people in suits, talking over each other, pretending they know what’s going on in places like Watford. They’d never last five minutes on a Saturday at the DIY store
Right, so how can this chap win by-elections when the main parties don't even bother showing up? Utter farce.
What’s the point of an election if the major parties can just boycott it and let anyone win? Seriously, it’s a bit of a laugh, isn't it? If the big boys can’t be bothered to turn up to defend their turf, then we need to make them. It’s not
Time to Get Serious About Climate
i'm so over the circus in westminster, but let's be real, it's not just about being serious for the sake of it, it's about tackling the climate crisis and that's what's really at stake. our government needs to get its act together and start
Scrap First Past The Post Already
I'm proposing we switch to a proportional representation system because it's the only way to make our elections actually represent the people. We've been using first past the post for too long and it's led to a bunch of safe seats where the
Sort Out Voting Before It's Too Late
I'm sick of hearing about people not voting because they don't think it'll make a difference, it's all the same old parties, or they just can't be bothered. I hear it from my clients all the time, they're fed up with the system and feel lik
Why do we bother voting when millions of votes are ignored? Time for real change.
Ever wonder why your vote feels like it disappears into thin air sometimes? We’ve got millions of people up and down the country who vote, and their chosen candidate gets nowhere, so their vote might as well have been for the local dog show
Fix this voting mess: Let's get serious about fairness.
We should adopt a system of proportional representation for all UK general elections, using a party-list system with a reasonable threshold. This would mean that the number of seats a party wins in Parliament would more closely reflect the
scrap the coronation system
I propose we introduce primaries for all major parties to choose their leaders, it's the only way to ensure the people actually get a say in who's running the show. This is needed because the current system is just a bunch of backroom deals