To say that most people living in Britain today are sick of the corruption and lies of their central and local governments would be stating the obvious. This is proven by the fact voter turnout in general elections has often been lower than 60% in recent years. This is despite enormous newspaper and television, as well as other, ad campaigns, designed to stimulate "interest" in these non-events.

As for the shrinking number of people who do vote, they generally do so not because they believe in the program of "their" party but because they want to keep the "other guy" out of office. It is this negative trend in voting which really shows the whole System for what it is - a waste of time.

We see that on major issues, be it immigration, crime, employment, the E.U., the environment, abortion, or taxation that the wishes of the population are ignored by the very people who were elected to "represent" them. Between the present parliamentary system and real democracy there is an unbridgeable gap.

A REGIME OF CRIMINALS
You probably won't get much of an argument from people if you accuse the government of being infested with the most unsavoury types - people who favour things like homosexuality, abortion and the destruction of the family unit, ultimately the destruction of our Race. In fact, this government is more like a gathering of criminals than the embodied will of the country. However, it would be a mistake to think that failure of the government is simply due to "this or that person". No, so-called "representative" government itself could never work, because it is in fact a denial of thae popular sovereignty. It puts the interests of the government above those of the people. No longer does the System serve the people, rather, it is the other way around!

The idea that one person can "represent" tens of thousands, or even millions, of citizens is absurd. It means that a "representative" in government decides what he thinks best for all, without consulting, or even being able to consult, the people for their views. Of course, we can remove the person at the end of their term if we are not satisfied with their performance. By then, however, the damage has already been done. Besides, how many people even know the voting record of "their" representative? The replacement government we choose is probably as bent as the one before it anyway.

Government officials tell us that in an ideal world, everyone could vote on issues which affect them, but in the absence of this, representational government is the next best thing. However, a more direct form of democracy is not only possible but is the only real alternative to the present corrupt system.

GETTING BACK TO BASICS
According to this view, government would be broken down into more natural elements. We should go back to the concepts of our forefathers, with their "town meetings" and "pioneer democracy" which were once so common, even up to Britain’s entry into the European Union (Common Market) in the early 1970’s we had a lot more local government, town and parish councils, etc. It does not mean doing away with government. It means basing power where it belongs, in the hands of the families and ommunities. Government should be built from the "bottom up" not the "top down".

First of all, leaders should be bound by a set of moral values which can never be compromised. That is perhaps the greatest problem today, the fact that those in office treat ethics like just another bargaining chip in the gambit for power. They mouth lofty sounding sentiments, but when it comes right down to it, the politicians - both liberal and capitalist in their ideologies - are only interested in themselves. Also, they are cut off from the community and so they tend to fall under the sway of special interests.

The second point is that in a true democracy, leaders should be chosen on the lowest level possible - by the community. They should be delegates who are entrusted with the views of the community, sent on to higher circles of government (the county or municipal level) with the sole purpose of expressing those views.


PARTICIPATION NOT REPRESENTATION
So-called "representation" is a seriously flawed system which inevitably tends to act against the interests of the people. The only way to solve this problem is to have a system based upon participation. Then people will have no excuse for not being involved; they no longer have to feel apathetic or left out of the decisionmaking process. That is why we say: Participation not Representation!

How would this system work? Well, very briefly, a local area would elect a person to attend a meeting of government on their behalf. This true representative of the people will not vote according to what he thinks, instead, the delegate will simply report what the locality has decided and nothing more. This is "rule by the people" - it is direct democracy made for the modern age. If this system were operating here the people could at last have some say in the policies of government. 


AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE FUTURE
The idea of participatory democracy has clear roots in our past. It is also the best possible alternative for tomorrow. In modern times communication is faster than ever before. It puts tremendous power in the hands of the individual who can act directly, rather than having to go through a stifling bureaucracy, or a major business, to get things done.

Clearly a tool such as this best serves a decentralized society. Now government can be broken down into more manageable, more responsive units. At the same time it can remain in constant touch with other levels and other communities. In this post-industrial age, in which many institutions are undergoing what is called a "demassification" (or decentralisation), there is simply no excuse for keeping politics the exclusive domain of the capital-city elite and their henchmen in the System!


WHAT IT MEANS FOR BRITAIN
Few Britons think of the present "United Kingdom" as more than a sad joke. The big shots think they can do what they like, knowing that we are forced to "play politics" according to their rules. Now it is time to change the rules. Now it is time to get back the freedom which our Folk have worked and died for!