Politics for the greater good MUST return!

Yes, it’s never been perfect. But the intention is to have one party in power, in government and a strong opposition often with a differing approach, but both clearly seeking to make the country better!

Unfortunately, we have descended into an abyss! Our politics is now solely about individuals looking to prove themselves right.

We have a new government after 14 years of the conservatives in power, with the latter years burning through 4 Prime Ministers in less than 4 years. How can you get anything done amidst such revolving doors?! The new government is of course lacking in experience of governing, as 14 years in opposition is a long time without a taste of leading. They needed to come in without criticising their predecessors too much, get both parties working together (albeit one in opposition) for the country. The departing party (Conservatives) should forget about themselves for a moment and put the nation first, by helping the new government govern. Unfortunately, both parties are already looking to the next general election, and sadly, the nation is the pawn stuck in the middle of a new government that feel the need to keep blaming the previous government and a previous government that’s keen to see the new one fail, so that they can return. An unfortunate reality of democracy.

Solution: an intelligent electorate. The only way to get a government working well and for the good of the nation, is for the electorate to wisen up! Stop voting emotionally! Vote based on what’s before you and not slogans! (e.g. Stop the boats). Slogans are very easy to come by. If the voting-age members of the public demonstrate a real intelligence of the key issues e.g. Immigration: you can’t just ‘stop the boats’! there’s no legal nor decent way of just doing it. It can be done, only by doing some of the things the new government is trying to do (try to get some of the gangs or at least close in on them, work with other countries etc.). If the electorate fail to up that degree of understanding, and remain driven around by slogans and false promises, then we will never get a government & opposition that will focus on improving the country. All that will happen is that Labour will try their best but won’t be able to get anything done, and the Conservatives will not be an effective opposition and May then return to power and won’t be able to get anything done either. And the awful spiral will continue. We must break that cycle. Whichever party is in power, must be able to get some basic things done and the opposition should help. The only difference should how each party go about making life better for the country. Both should be able to do so.