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I'm seriously considering not voting in future. All the canididates expect my vote but are not prepared to earn it.
Politicians these days are more interested in Power and process than People and policies. This was confirmed by a canvasser who came round at the weekend. I know him well, and I used to be active in the party, but no longer.

I asked what the policies were that they would be standing on - evasive answer. I stated I was fed up of being asked to vote for Y to keep out X and the response was that 'we can't achieve anything without a platform'. That is rubbish - if you beleive in something you will campaign for it regardless of what political offices you hold.

These people don't deserve our vote and are not prepared to earn it. Trouble is by not voting we allow our political system to pass the choice to those prepared to continue to support the status quo.

The politicans decision makers become increasingly detached from the people which is highly dangerous. If nothing is done then the disaffected will eventually latch onto a radical ideal instead and that could be highly dangerous for the future of our country.

What we need is to break the system using the system. What would happen if every current sitting councillor and MP was never re-elected? What would happen if each time a seat was fought someone new was elected? It would be the end of career politicians!
What would happen if a random candidate could be chosen and elected - the party system would be effectively gone!
What would happen if anyone who wanted political office would never get elected - we'd be governed by people and not politicians!

I think this is achievable within the current political system given the will to do it. Randomly pick a candidate (say through a lottery system, £1 each and all have a chance to be the one standing)and everyone who currently can't bring themselves to vote for the existing parties votes for them. They'd win hands down. Next election they are gone, replaced by another random person.

All perfectly legal. No party agendas, no career politicians.