REGULAR readers of the Examiner’s letters page may recall that for some time past I have been pointing out that the gap between the public and their politicians was been ever widening.MPs and all the main political parties have only reflected their own party’s beliefs and repeatedly deny any chance of the public having a much needed voice.Remember the ‘bigot’ dismissal of the elderly lady who just happened to voice an opinion which many members of the public shared.Remember the blank denials of any referenda (even the promised ones) to deny the public voice a hearing.The election of George Galloway in Bradford, reportedly caused by his appeal to a small but growing section of society should send shivers down the spines of both MPs and the general public.The dam wall of public frustration, ignored by politicians for so long, is now cracking and if still left unaddressed could have long lasting and indeed catastrophic consequences for the United Kingdom. It is a rejection of all the three main political parties and the values they espouse.Their values are not shared by the majority of the population and if anyone thinks we can continue as we are they deluding themselves.The election to Parliament of a person by a small minority group does not, in my mind, make him an MP in the meaning we have had of for centuries. An MP should be someone who has the support of and represents the majority of the people in his constituency .If groups in other areas follow suit and the dam breaks we shall eventually have the same fragmented system of governance as many of the countries we have pilloried and vilified over the years. Oh! Hang on a minute, maybe we have already achieved this. Perhaps we just need to retitle our MPs. It is certainly anathema for any politician to take one single step back from the impregnable power base they have built up and believe is their right. Maybe it is just too hard for them to swallow their pride, retrace their steps, reduce the chasm and begin to build bridges with the electorate. The alternative could be fragmentation of a nation as civil wars break out. The Parliamentary system we have had for centuries no longer meets the needs of the nation of today.
Our society has changed and moved on The men in tights in Westminster have not and no longer represent or reflect the majority view.We need a root and branch reform of governance and we need it now.
John Langford, Lepton. [Huddersfield Examiner.]
Excellent. UKIP represents the majority public view on virtually every issue. They really are the only alternative,
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