No need to read newspapers or watch TV – one knows exactly what they will say about whom and about what. Each side says the other is 100% wrong and stupid and their side is 100% right and clever.
We HAVE to do things differently – we have to start electing people such as Claire Wright – local people who thoroughly understand local issues and are not subject to party whipping.
Proportional representation too! First-past-the-post usually means that someone with less than 50% of the votes ends up representing 100% of the people.
I thought it was pretty cool re Claire W. that she get’s a special mention on this email Compass sent out the other day –
http://www.compassonline.org.uk/compass-recommends-tactical-campaigning-hotspots/?the link_id=1&can_id=037db1b740e23804e0e63c574f6f27df&source=email-lets-get-tactical&email_referrer=email_672194&email_subject=lets-get-tactical
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