I wonder how many people there are out there who would disagree with this simple assessment of our sorry, undemocratic political state? Peter Hitchens fires many arrows. Very few fail to find the bull."Plenty of serious and patriotic people would enter parliamentary politics to deal with these and related questions, if only they could. I would myself.But we are effectively barred from doing so. MPs are not chosen at general elections, where tribal voting confirms the choices of party cliques. Our constitution gives huge unstated power to the two major parties. If they wish to close down debate on a subject, then that debate ceases and those who wish to take part in it are silenced."
