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The G8 as it stands represents a powerful group of self interests that is putting the world at risk from global warming.

The sea is already rising, and with a potential 80 metre rise (if all the worlds ice melted) it will increasingly start to damage and kill, and bring disruption all around the world.

Those 8 men (if they truly were great) would take action to help everyone deal with this, and pass on something future generations will be proud of, instead of fear. I doubt they will and I would love to be proved wrong. The commercial interests they represent could even benefit, from securing a long term future based on sustainable non-enviroment damaging business(especially if they get in at the right time).

If they don't do anything, what can we do? Many would say nothing, given the frustration with current electoral systems, especially here in the UK, where many do not vote, or where the representatives don't represent the votes cast.

But I beleive we could change our govenernment, and throw out the parties which are the servants of the self interested groups and replace them with a collection of independent individuals who being 'ordinary' people would perhaps do something to truly address our real concerns.

Live 8 showed there is the will amongst many ordinary people. They just need a way of expressing that will where it counts - parliament.

It can be done. Here is how I think it could be acheived - By selecting and electing candidates for election who are local and not career politicians

How could it be done - this could be done by a lottery in each area.

Everyone who supports the idea could buy a ticket. The ticket gives each person a chance of being drawn as the candidate (as well as raising funds for the campaign of the lucky person). Buying a second or more tickets would not entitle you to extra chances of being
chosen (but would contribute more to the election fund).

It works because you cannot predict who will get chosen - everyone has an equal chance.

It also works because the chance of someone being selected a second time is very small, a career in politics would be impossible.

While an individual may have a certain viewpoint - over the whole country these should average to represent the general view of the whole nation.

If everyone who had entered also voted for the person chosen, and enough did so to elect them, and this was repeated in enough constituencies, we'd soon have a very different, independent government. Perhaps then we can start to make a real difference to the world we live in, for today and for the future.

Believe, Act, make the difference.

Tregeddow.